Anarchist wrote:As a sinner and not a Christian.
I hope for Jesus to come back! However I feel waiting for it isnt reason enough to allow the world to descend into chaos.
its the arguement of utopia is impossible. That doesnt mean we shouldnt strive to make the world a better place.
Ive often wondered if aliens would be more mature then we are, would they live like us and consume every natural resource and move on, or would they understand that conservation is important? If this is true, it will be us that makes the fatal mistake, if not then were screwed.
Every believer would like the rapture to happen now. Only problem, "You'll know not the day nor the hour". So, we try to spread the word to all the world (ever here of the Great Commission?), led good and proserous lives, help our fellow man according to our ablity (maybe not nessesarily according to his/her/their need, but some is better than none).
As for the world descending into chao, too late, its already there.
Utopia is an impossiblity. Will we come close? I doubt that. Are we going to try, Yes. Why? Because it is better to have a goal and some hope, no matter how unattainable, than to see things in a strictly fatalistic manner.
As for the aliens, it all depends on how long ago they figured out how to live in your marxist utopia. If they did so at what would have been their Industrial Revolution (pre-nuclear), then it will be a one-sided slaugher in our favor. If later, say, Space Age (post-sputnik), then it may still be an even-match or even victory on our part, as they'll have to balance war-time production with maintaining economic equilibrum within their society. Worse still, as they'll likely have strict limits on population growth.
