Rapture

You probably know I don't believe that all men are born equal. I believe some people are better at some things than other people. But all men are entitled to the same rights. Imagine every man was entitled to the sweat of his brow. There was this game, called Bioshock. It thought me a little bit about the whole system. Somewhere in the beginning, you hear these lines:

Is a man entitled the sweat on his brow?

No, says the man in Washington, it belongs to the poor.

No, says the man in the Vatican, it belongs to God.

No, says the man in Moscow, it belongs to everyone.

But seriously though. Maybe people should earn a living. Later in the game Bioshock you end up in an underwater city called Rapture. The people in rapture believed in the concept of earning privileges. But it all got out of hand, because there's always someone who wants to play God or be the king.

In this city called Rapture, the worlds best artists, scientists and surgeons lived together. Thriving and no longer bound by rules of the surface. One surgeon in Rapture said that with genetic modification, there's no longer an excuse for people to not look beautiful. That about sums up what was going on in Rapture. People were playing God. Choosing what race they were, how they looked, etc.

But then that same surgeon later told the story of Picasso in one of his audio journals. He said Picasso was so sick of painting perfection that one day he decided to put the nose where the eyes were supposed to be, and mix things up a little. And so, the surgeon himself began experimenting with his patients.

So you see? Removing God from society is a bad idea. It's a bit of a dilemma that only Buddhism's call for balance can solve. Keeping God as a reminder that some things should remain out of our control but not using God as an excuse should be God's use.

Maybe there is a way of solving the problem of earning a living. Instead of creating a thriving, Godless underwater city like Rapture, I think that people should migrate to other countries after awhile. Immigrants are the ones who earn a living from scratch. Sons and daughters of immigrants have to earn a living off what little is provided for them. But the next generation ends up a little too comfortable.

I'm not sure. This may end up being a terrible idea. Imagine masses of people moving to other countries. It would be bad. Very bad.

And don't worry, I'll be back with a post that's worth a comment soon enough.