What would you "Unify" in humanity?

[Nieztchean Uber-Amoeba]

Intelligence, as in we are all as smart as the person with the highest IQ currently alive, and that becomes the new minimum.

That's around 167 I believe (with reports of up to 230, for the same person).

That should severely weaken alot of currently existing problems, as people grow the brain power to realise the consequences of there actions

Try reading the OP next time you respond to a thread.

[ray245]

Sorry if anyone hate me for bumping the thread.

I was just thinking why no one raise the basic point for humanity to be united?

External threat. A threat that does not cocern nations, but humanity as a whole. When you have external threat to any country, what is the first thing people do?

Join up with their fellow citizens and defend their common idea and belief. It can easily unify a country, like US in ww2.

If there's robots or aliens bend on wiping out humanity, humanity would simply join together to ensure our species will survive.

[Ubiquitous]

Sorry if anyone hate me for bumping the thread.

I was just thinking why no one raise the basic point for humanity to be united?

External threat. A threat that does not cocern nations, but humanity as a whole. When you have external threat to any country, what is the first thing people do?

Join up with their fellow citizens and defend their common idea and belief. It can easily unify a country, like US in ww2.

If there's robots or aliens bend on wiping out humanity, humanity would simply join together to ensure our species will survive.

I guess the only example applicable is global warming, which seems to have united people across the globe but, sadly, not the people at the top [yet].

[Cos Dashit]

I would not unify religion. This would take away from several cultures, and certainly make the world less interesting; to me. Sure, it would reduce conflict, but it would take too much away from the spice of life. Yes, fundamentalists and religion-pushers frustate me, but that is something that I am willing to endure.

One shade of human? That would certainly make people less interesting to look at.

One nation? This would, eliminate war more than any of the other choices. But, alas! for I would like a choice in what kind of government I live in, and being able to move to another country if the I don't like the current system where I reside. This takes away that option completely, which to me, is oppression.

With the ethnicity, see above reason under color. Absolutely not, 'tis boring. This also ties in with the my culture qualms under religion.

So, everyone makes the same amount of money? Hello, communism? I don't want to have a Ph.D and make as much as the night janitor. If I'm smarter or harder-working than the Average Joe, I want to live in a nicer home, drive a nicer car, eat better food...

The idea of everyone on Earth having one language is intriguing; however I would alter that so that everyone speaks one language fluently and like it's their first, but keep their original tongues. Once again with culture and the spice of life.

[Cos Dashit]

Other: Intelligence gap

Unify the world's collective ability to think critically, logically and creatively at a high standard.

If you eliminate the intelligence gap, would that really leave us at a high standard? The average IQ is 100, therefore all of our high ranking officials, brain doctors, and prime ministers will be, well, slow, for lack of a better term.

[ray245]

I would not unify religion. This would take away from several cultures, and certainly make the world less interesting; to me. Sure, it would reduce conflict, but it would take too much away from the spice of life. Yes, fundamentalists and religion-pushers frustate me, but that is something that I am willing to endure.

One shade of human? That would certainly make people less interesting to look at.

One nation? This would, eliminate war more than any of the other choices. But, alas! for I would like a choice in what kind of government I live in, and being able to move to another country if the I don't like the current system where I reside. This takes away that option completely, which to me, is oppression.

With the ethnicity, see above reason under color. Absolutely not, 'tis boring. This also ties in with the my culture qualms under religion.

So, everyone makes the same amount of money? Hello, communism? I don't want to have a Ph.D and make as much as the night janitor. If I'm smarter or harder-working than the Average Joe, I want to live in a nicer home, drive a nicer car, eat better food...

The idea of everyone on Earth having one language is intriguing; however I would alter that so that everyone speaks one language fluently and like it's their first, but keep their original tongues. Once again with culture and the spice of life.

One thing I find about your reasoning is, how much can one nation unify? It's humanity nature to fight against something they dislike more. Even USA is bonded by external threat. There's ww2, cold war and today's terroism. When 911 happened, how much unity americans had compared to other times? Or when japanese bombed pearl harbor?

Without those external threat, the main focus for hatred will be diverted to their fellow citizens, either racial divison or civil war.

People will always group together with others who share their belief. Like SD.net for example, why do you guys join up in the first place? Because you guys share to common interest in science fiction, and star wars are generally better than star trek.

When SW vs ST debates is getting less popular, didn't you people debate among each other over other things? Movies,ideas and politics etc.

If the main focus is directed at something else, people will spent less time arguing with each other.