[–] pray_the_gay_away 3 points 1 point 4 points (+4|-3) ago
Here's my list of ways to usher in world peace:
destroy the dollar - No more petrodollar means no more petrowars.
food, water, & medicine for all - Comfortable people are significantly less violent overall.
smaller, more localized governments - Nobody is more violent than a large, unaccountable government.
draw Muhammad - Reject Islam in all facets of society. This violent ideology centered around a genocidal pedophile needs to go.
stronger communities - Violence often stems from isolation, the inability to empathize with neighbors.
[–] sp00kygh0st 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago
food, water, & medicine for all - Comfortable people are significantly less violent overall.
This has been terrible in Africa. They just reproduce more, and end up costing even more resources.
[–] epsilona01 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Which is why you offer it as payments for voluntary sterilization.
I'm not HHDL and I don't even agree with everything he says, but from my familiarity with the general subject matter I'd say he will suggest that what will help is a change of mind. Of course, changing the mind is by no means easy. Would he have some suggestions that would apply to the broad general public? I doubt it. HHDL is used to speaking to very receptive and enthusiastic audiences by and large. He lives in a cocoon of like-minded individuals. He is well respected for the most part. So he knows next to nothing about operating in an adverse environment or an environment where people think every 2nd word you utter is a lie, etc.
The basic concept is right -- it is all about the mind. But industrial grade mind change that isn't also brutal and smacking of North Korea? Well, that's not easy.
We all have to be a small part of the bigger solution. People change minds in solicitude, but discussion can be a major factor. So having the best discussions we can is probably the best practical thing any of us can do to help the whole world change its mind.
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[–] valkilrie 1 point 0 points 1 point (+1|-1) ago
When has praying away a problem ever worked? The former governor of Texas asked for his states people to pray for rain.
Sources: Basic Info:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Days_of_Prayer_for_Rain_in_the_State_of_Texas http://www.nbcnews.com/id/42705038/ns/weather/t/texas-governor-urges-rain-prayers-wildfire-battles-continue/