Common Sense tells us that in the final analysis, the rich nations cannot afford for there to be extreme poverty around the world, especially in a world where everyone can see everything, on TV and on the internet. Common Sense also says that even the wealthiest corporations will need to expand their markets to compete in an ever competitve world. Also, repressive regimes who made pacts with the devil, may come to understand that the devil is now after them, and that a Vision of Hope may be a better way to keep the peace. Put all this together, and you may just have the right ingredients for reconfiguring the order of things.

Wealthy nations may begin to consider investments in Africa and the Middle East as good investments, and in their best interests. Corporations may be induced to venture forth into previously uncharted waters, as is happening in China, India, and Russia. And repressive regimes may begin to embrace the possibility of Selling a Vision of Hope if they come to believe that a transition to freedom is their best chance to keep the peace, and to hold on to their power.

I know it’s a stretch. But you see, Common Sense is an elastic kind of ideology which can easily stretch to accomodate the circumstances at hand.

With Capitalism in place(the reality on the ground), some of these cavemen, especially the powerful (corporations), are only able to survive and become profitable at the expense of the other cavemen. It is more common than not for the unjust caveman to be more profitable than the just.

We’ll have to get back to this come December.

You say:

The cavemen were relatively good to each other because realities on the ground made it clear to them that if they were to survive, which was an open question, they would have no choice but to help one another out

With Capitalism in place(the reality on the ground), some of these cavemen, especially the powerful (corporations), are only able to survive and become profitable at the expense of the other cavemen. It is more common than not for the unjust caveman to be more profitable than the just. And the key for them, to remain powerful and profitable ofcourse, is to keep these other cavemen in the cave and away from the truth. The question then is, how do we break out of the cave? How do we regain control of our lives and our knowledge, in all respects?

The cavemen were relatively good to each other because realities on the ground made it clear to them that if they were to survive, which was an open question, they would have no choice but to help one another out. See the film The Rise of Man on the Discovery Channel.

So I ask you: Is our current reality any different? Are we going to survive if we’re not going to start helping each other out? And if the answer is no; isn’t it about time to begin creating realities on the ground which will, by necessity, point us in the right direction? Isn’t it time to look back to prehistoric history and determine what it will take to keep our stay here somewhat permanent? Remember, in the overall scheme of things, the move toward “modernity” is a relatively new trip.

Sound practical intelligence is rare, and most people are not reasonable.

Well I have to agree with you there…. and thats where, as I said before, this kind of ideology will fall short. It’s all great when we can get reasonably reasonable people to talk about these things. But how are we going to reach the irrational, unreasonable, ignorant powerful? They are not interested in talking and reasoning.

11. sound practical intelligence: He has no sense.
12. something that is sensible or reasonable: to talk sense.

Sound practical intelligence is rare, and most people are not reasonable. Doubly so if the topic at hand is religion, since religion is essentially an exercise in nonsense.

“Senses of different persons can go converging” thats the underlying basis of Common Sense, I think.

Do you think it is impossible?