Resolved: World Peace and Harmony will never be reality.

Thanks for joining this debate, Roy. You have a difficult but more favourable contention, and thus far have provided an interesting argument. I will start my briefly rebutting my opponent's assertions. Then, I shall elucidate further regarding my own points. "Free of wars and organized armed conflict" is a satisfactory definition of "World Peace". I would also like to further this definition to proclaim that nations will not preside in tranquility with their neighbouring nations. Armed soldiers, border conflicts, terrorist concerns, stringent national security, national defense etc. will all remain absolutely essential. Obviously people will dispute, crime will exist and violence will not cease. However, I believe that organized crime would fit within the resolution of this debate, since it plagues stability and directly influences many conflicts currently beleaguering nations. 1. My opponent raises a valid point regarding the interpretation of prophesies. Various people interpret the Bible due to their beliefs or knowledge. If peace appears to have been obtained, then people would truly question the prophesies and provide various excuses. However, Micah 4 is very clear, "Verse 1: In the last days... 3. He will judge between many peoples and will settle disputes for strong nations far and wide. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore." [New International Version]. This doesn't seem open to interpretation, and does imply that war will continue until the specified time of the "Great Millennium". After this time, people's weapons will be discarded or modified, as peace will have been achieved. Of course, the authenticity of the Bible does come into question, and I don't wish to spend much time on this issue, but will rather also move onto other points as my opponent did. I did find the exemplar that my opponent utilized, [Matthew 26] 63. "The high priest said to him, "I charge you under oath by the living God: Tell us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God." 64 "You have said so," Jesus replied. "But I say to all of you: From now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven."[e] 65 Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, "He has spoken blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses?" I think it is very obvious that the "Faith Skeptic" is rather adept at distorting Biblical verses. My opponent has utilized this person's erroneous assertion to base a fallacious argument. I think the reader can determine that the verses do not reference the end of the world, but rather Jesus' proclamation that He is to die shortly thereafter and sit at the Right hand of the "Mighty One." 2. One hundred years ago it was 1911. Since then, the World has been consumed by two World Wars and the Cold War. Every world power involved itself in the first two conflicts, and the superpowers engaged in squabbling throughout the "Cold War." My opponent's statement is thence fallacious. "History Repeats itself" is an age old adage that applies in this situation. World War I commenced due to a variety of factors, including military build-up and International aggression. Currently, China is building its technological and militaristic power, and the United States is scrambling to retain status as, "The most powerful nation in the world." Those who subscribe for Popular Mechanics magazines may recently have read, "China's Secret War Plan," which reveals in detail the sophisticated weaponry available and the intent to invade Taiwan. Lagging behind these two new superpowers are an assemblage of nations preparing to make an account of themselves in the next conflict. Another aspect triggering World War I is that of military alliances. NATO is an alliance of some of the most powerful nations on earth; to counter NATO, South America, Africa and Asia have each discussed various military agreements - Russia and China have even negotiated to align themselves in the face of "American aggression". [1: http://www.en.rian.ru...] Democratic nations may be more stable, but governments still sanction war. Many Democratic African nations have aligned themselves against others in the past few decades. Russia declared war on Georgia in 2008 (War on South Ossessia). 3. Regarding my former point about population, two theorists in particular believe that over-population will result in continuous and devastating conflict. Malthus concludes, "Population must grow in a geometrical sequence, whereas agricultural growth and only increase numerically. This creates an unsustainable situation and will result in "Misery" - famine, disease and warfare." [3] Another theorist, Catton, has taught that the Earth's "Carrying capacity" has been exceeded by its population for many years, which will trigger drought and "disaster." If this theory has validity, then 2200 is far too long to wait for the population to stabilize. Right now, India, Brazil, Mexico and many African nations have extraordinary birth rates, and the only natural balance is the nation's mortality rate. 3b. Prosperity for whom? As of 2010, there are fourty nations with an annual Gross National Income per capita of under $900.00. That's a mere $2.46 daily. [4] Over a hundred nations (including Brazil, Mexico and Rwanda) have inadequate medical or sanitary facilities, and millions starve to death. Zimbabwe possesses one of the richest diamond mine concentrations in the world, yet most citizens are impoverished. Warlords and officials conflict over the natural resources. e. "In the last decade, organized crime groups have expanded their dimension and activities worldwide and are currently a global threat posing a concrete danger to the international community." [5] As long as religious dissent, terrorism, avaricious leaders and organized crime continue, there will be military conflict. One might not forget that if a warlord assumed control of a nation, what is to stop the aggressor from assaulting others? Due to limitation of space, I shall have to elucidate further in my next post. Many nations, religious factions, ethnic factions or diabolical leaders intend to conflict for an undetermined amount of years, "Major Victory for Muslims is expected around 2022." [2:]http ://discoveringislam.org/history_repeats_itself.htm.] If the calculations described by this source are accurate, these people are even contemplating a Third World War by 2014. 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