subjective reasoning

subjective reasoning

today we are going to ponder the existence of a utopia.
utopia being the perfect world, if you are not yet fluent in this sort of vocabulary.

for starters, we must consider the views of various different people. the dream world of two people may be alike, but as always, variety ensures that a universal standard is impossible here. as such, one must consider the possibility of making a utopia based on the views of a majority, however this would be counter-intuitive as people placed in a perfect world will develop different views and wind up not actually desiring the perfect world, and as such, the general perfect world would be as hard to state as the general human nature at the time, which also changes.
with that possibility out of the question, we must turn to religion, in its self-destructive habit of attacking other religions over slight differences, as portrayed in some of my previous writings. religion on the whole is based on the ideals that people should be kind and that the human body is sacred. these basic components are then interpreted in various different ways, such as "the human body is sacred and forbidden, so we must not cut into it for any reason" or "the human body is sacred so it must be covered at all times". both of these statements defy many types of logic and reason, as preservation of the human body may require both of these statements to be abolished. as such, a utopia with unusually long lifespan is out of the question, as the conflicting ideals of "sacred" and "practical" would clash here in such a way that this standard would in fact be impossible to meet based off of the majority of the religions. despite this, there are other methods for creating a utopia, foremost being peace.
peace is in fact impossible to achieve when dealing in religion, as those religions which adopt the ideal of "thou shalt not kill" will either A: break this rule and kill anyway or B: become assimilated by another, more brutal religion. a good example of this is the sharp contrast between muslims and christians, as christians believe in faith, peace and acceptance; while muslims believe in the eradication of unholiness to achieve holiness. these are, of course, broad generalizations. however, a christian converted to muslim will not be persecuted, a muslim converted to christian will be methodically hunted down and killed. (to those with doubt of this, please read the book called infidel. while it may not deal with conversion as much as culture, it still proves a valid point.) thus peace would be impossible with the majority of religions, as most would deem another unworthy.
there is one last hope of a utopia here, and by far the most valid and achievable. this shining hope is called prosperity, which is a universal wish that will generally be a part of all religions. some religions believe in eternal prosperity after death, and some believe in prosperity in life. the main argument against this is greed, as one faction will undoubtedly desire the resources of another faction, resulting in a loss in prosperity and a further decline in the existence of peace. this is, however, still achievable, as many factions believe you can achieve prosperity through hard work and care, which is one of the few beliefs that still holds a solid meaning and real-life application. the one chance at prosperity is to isolate those with resources so that greed will not arise, and should it, the only resources to take are the ones at hand, making greed self-defeating.
our world may yet become a utopia. but we shall never know, as it will not happen in our lifetime, and the possibility of it happening is alarmingly low. the final refute to the utopian theory is the belief that strength comes through unity. but corruption also comes from unity, making unity self defeating as well. and without unity, people could not call it a utopia, as no perfect world consists exclusively of you.