What a great way to bring people together. Through peace.

In my opinion, it cannot happen having people believing in fairy tales around. Ideologies must be controlled sooner or later or the wrong weapons and arsenal will fall into political or religious zealots.
We are all driven by the need to reproduce and a bigger one that is the one to bring death, as Freud stated. Religions do seem built on that, along with unhealthy sense of superiority and impugnity.

I'd usually say that people shouldn't read my mind, but I know that some people can put it to words better than others. There is no truer statement than what you just shared with us. An A++ right there!

Thanks! I just have too much time to think about things like these.
In the end, religions and politics are born to bring judgement on the individual and the groups.

Mayhem starts when these judges ("god" in religions, and organizations in atheist nations), based on their borders, have such moral differences they end up indoctrinating their members to think things like "all infidels/gays/immigrants/Narwhals must die/have no rights."

And then these methods of control and representations of order become the exact opposite.
In the end, the key to having a truly ethic moral system applicable to all of humanity may depend on the capable individual, that that is able to keep his natural instinct to shed blood in check, to reign over the incapable, even if from the shadows and subtly. Ironically, for the better good. Even if it has to be through a new religion, if necessary.

"God was a dream of good government [...]. If there was no God, it would be necessary to invent him."

Ironically it is politics I've chosen as my go-to area of operations to find something resembling the moral systems with what one would precieve to correct values. Sure it has major flaws and what I precieve to morally 'correct' differs greatly from someone with a more right-wing point of view for example, but sadly there isn't going to be an alternative during my lifespan. And before I start rambling on with a first year philosopy train of thought that is bound to crash, I would like to invite you to continue this conversation elsewhere. If that is alright with you, naturally.

Heh. I've had an idea for some science fiction revolving around this concept rolling around in my head for years now. Basically, a future where religious ideologies are carefully regulated and monitored by the government of Earth and the closer colonies, vs a more independent and freedom-minded mindset of deeper colonies. Ideally I wanted to write it in a way that portrays the strengths and weaknesses of both philosophies while demonizing neither.

Anywho, it's not too difficult to imagine a world where apocalyptic events occur due to religion that cause the peoples of Earth to become far more skeptical of unregulated religion far down the line. At least, it doesn't seem like a far fetched idea to me.

I am currently making a furry comic on FA where "gods" like Horus, Ra, Anubis, etc. are just humanity's creation, showing their need for external regulation. And the main "villain" wants to destroy religion altogether.

well the rooster choice seems obvious for me
but what animal did you choose for syria?
I am guessing a dromedary but I might be wrong

[edit:]
rule four of vexillology!
no lettering or seals of any kind!
(not frankly it is super sweet message)

awesome

What animal is representing Syria?

seems like its a camel,

I love this so much. We can only dream...

I love this so much. It's so true.

We can all find common ground in some way or form. We just need to try

-plays "why can't we be friends"-

It is unfortunate that such turmoil has arisn. The situation in Syria was the breaking point, now there is a surge of refugees that have migrated in numbers not seen sice the Second World War. In all honesty it would have been better to support governmental forces when that civil war started, now a few years later it rages on and still causes anguish. I can only wish that a resolution can be made after the multinational efforts to exterminate ISIS in the region.

yes it's sew easy when ya think about it ;)

I love this so much. Omg

Nice work. :)

Awwww *so many hugs and nuzzles and rubs* I love this

agreed, and with fandoms like ours it can be done :D

X3 I love the message and I got to say I met some furs who like Mexican Middle Eastern and Arab so you message is a great one we can all be friends ^.^ one day

amazing piece

sadly our world will never be at peace

I wish this was possible.

I'm so torn. I love this image...but reality...is a different story...
Heh heh. A glimmer of what could be, right? ^^

There's only one world where this actually happens: Utopia

which leads to dystopia, just ask every society that's tried.

Le retard est compréhensible, mais bravo pour cette image magnifique, elle exprime très bien cette idée de paix. Ça fait plaisir de voir de l'engouement pacifique en ce moment. Encore bravo, et ne t'inquiète pas le coq représente très bien les français.

this will never happen. no offense, but it wont.

I know you meant well with this, but I can't help to have flashes of the infamous Superman 4 dialog at the end of the movie.

But war is more interesting than peace.

I might be really late to this but having the chicken hold the french flag has some "hidden" meaning there :p

As long as there exist rotten souls, there'll be no peace. No at all...

As long as there exist good souls, they will fight the rotten.