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Mireille Chéry

President & Founder, F.I.S.H. Corporation Foundation

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What IF planet earth was just : One color, one race, one nation, one religion, one language ?

Does all this diversity in races, colors, religions etc., bring human being to war, hatrated, anger, frustration etc. ? The differences that we all share on this beautiful planet, is it to our advantage ?

Would it not be easier and more pleasant to speak all, the same language, have the same culture, practice the same religion etc. ?

What is your take ? Would you rather live on A PLANET EARTH elsewhere, that it's all the same colors, same culture, same language, same religion etc...If not, why and what do you propose to make OUR planet earth, as much unified as possible within is differences?

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Topics: Earth Planet X a race to nowhere color free religious practices freedom from religion language language barriers
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  • Gracia Gay Garcia

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    Jun 7 2012: I agree with the responses that a planet lacking in diversity of races, color, etc. would make for a somewhat bland culture and society. It could be argued that the term "culture" might not even exist on a planet where everyone is the same. I think of all the wonderful dances, foods, and traditions of differing cultures and could not imagine our world without them. So in response to your proposal, I think the result would be a bland existence and we would probably find other ways to define ourselves (or better yet, be defined by others), thus everything would eventually be as it is now.

    As far as reducing or eliminating war, hatred, anger, frustrations, etc., these are matters of the heart that will manifest themselves whether we are a one world planet or not. It is the heart that envies, that hates, that desires war to gain power, resources, and control. The planet that can eliminate the evil desires of the human heart will be the planet that can remove the negative attributes we all seek to rid ourselves from. Christianity teaches that we are a fallen world, and I believe that we are, therefore it will take a conversion of our hearts, not our differing cultures, to tame the tide of war, hatred, anger, etc.

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