I tend to think that either humanity one day achieves one government for the world or we'll go extinct.
The problems inherently presented by our technological adolescence (international trade, workers rights, environmental concerns, terrorism from religious fanatics and most urgently the proliferation of WMD) are impossible to solve by many nations working independently nor can they be practically addressed by one superpower imposing its will.
Terrorist groups like ISIS and Al Qaida would love to get their hands on a nuclear bomb or the technological savvy needed to create one. How long before that happens? Given enough time, anything is possible. Gradually, as one nation after the next is able to get its hands on nuclear technology, the odds increase that one will release that technology to the hands of dangerous groups. One government for the world could better secure that technology. One government for the world could better regulate the environment and business practices that pollute it. One government for the world could enforce a global minimum wage and other protections for workers everywhere.
The UN is a good start. The end product might look something like how America is for its states that are part of the union. National governments would become another tier to the pyramid structure (i.e. city then state then national and finally global). Hopefully, the global government would be a democratically elected one.
The problems inherently presented by our technological adolescence (international trade, workers rights, environmental concerns, terrorism from religious fanatics and most urgently the proliferation of WMD) are impossible to solve by many nations working independently nor can they be practically addressed by one superpower imposing its will.
Terrorist groups like ISIS and Al Qaida would love to get their hands on a nuclear bomb or the technological savvy needed to create one. How long before that happens? Given enough time, anything is possible. Gradually, as one nation after the next is able to get its hands on nuclear technology, the odds increase that one will release that technology to the hands of dangerous groups. One government for the world could better secure that technology. One government for the world could better regulate the environment and business practices that pollute it. One government for the world could enforce a global minimum wage and other protections for workers everywhere.
The UN is a good start. The end product might look something like how America is for its states that are part of the union. National governments would become another tier to the pyramid structure (i.e. city then state then national and finally global). Hopefully, the global government would be a democratically elected one.
Atheist Forums Hall of Shame:
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
