Materialism (A mad world)

by dhw, Thursday, June 21, 2012, 19:56 (4537 days ago) @ BBella

BBELLA: Altho the world does appear to be in a mess, I believe there is an unseen balance always taking place in the universe, which includes our world (and all that IS). As balance rights itself, the eye of man may witness what appears to be chaos, pain, unfairness, destruction, etc. But as we know things are not always what they seem. 
Balance is always being maintained by the universal flux and flow. As much as we would like to believe humans have been created [or evolved] above and beyond this order, it's very unlikely. What confuses us, I believe, is our perception of time.-Perhaps we're talking at cross purposes here. The mess I was referring to (and I think Tony was too) is war, starvation, disease, poverty, environmental and economic disaster.. Because of our advanced technology, this is on a colossal scale, and much of it is due to human incompetence and/or greed. Far from having been created or evolved above and beyond this particular order, we are in many areas of activity its makers. But if you're thinking of the life of the universe, our struggles are of course minuscule. As Beckett says: "The light gleams an instant, then it's night once more." I think our (human) world is grossly out of balance, which is why I say it's in a mess. I also regard this life as real, and am deeply aware that it may be all we shall ever have. For people who believe in some form of eternal bliss, there may be a very different pair of scales to weigh things. -ROMANSH: I will post a link to Hans Rosling's data (aswell as his opinion)
What do you think of it?-http://agnosticsinternational.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=1256-I believe you've referred us to this link before, and I had the same trouble. All I get is blank rectangles plus a couple of comments. No doubt this is due to my technical incompetence, so perhaps you can guide me. As things are, I've explained above and in my earlier response the kind of mess I mean, but if Rosling has an answer you approve of, perhaps you can put it in your own words. Unfortunately, I shan't be able to respond for three or four days, as I'm off to my elder son's wedding. This, we all hope, will illustrate the less messy side of life!