I understand your comment and what you say is useful in explaining what we are. However, my wish would be that History (as real and fair as it can be)would form the basis for our "foreign relations". To me is seems "King of the Hill" and "my team can beat your team" are somewhat out of date in a World (with all its lifeforms)that needs a more useful basis for the "time to come". Current trends do not seem to offer a bright future.
Your comment proposes that we all become further expert in being secret. We have been honing our ability to keep secrets throughout all of history. I believe we have reached a point where secrecy itself is losing utility. We reached a point where violence became nonproductive (counterproductive?) when we learned how to split the atom and use that force, unfortunately we collectively, fail to understand this and seem to be proceeding toward actual destruction of Life on Earth.
I agree with your view but it doesn't make me feel any better.
I understand your comment and what you say is useful in explaining what we are. However, my wish would be that History (as real and fair as it can be)would form the basis for our "foreign relations". To me is seems "King of the Hill" and "my team can beat your team" are somewhat out of date in a World (with all its lifeforms)that needs a more useful basis for the "time to come". Current trends do not seem to offer a bright future.
Your comment proposes that we all become further expert in being secret. We have been honing our ability to keep secrets throughout all of history. I believe we have reached a point where secrecy itself is losing utility. We reached a point where violence became nonproductive (counterproductive?) when we learned how to split the atom and use that force, unfortunately we collectively, fail to understand this and seem to be proceeding toward actual destruction of Life on Earth.