UK MP says astrology proven to work

Originally posted by humy

Competition is the backbone of progress.

it can be and, for technological progress, it often has been in the past. However, whatever progress can be achieved with competition potentially can always be achieved and with greater efficiency with cooperation. The only problem with that is the thorny problem of persuading and motivating people ...[text shortened]... likely future. A divided would may destroy itself through warfare because it is divided.

You just proved my point. That persuasion is called nationalism. A united world will never happen unless some sort of doomsday is upon us or another species comes in contact with us and we as a species have some new competition.