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Originally Posted by Kean  I'm not sure whether my question was understood.
What I am trying to point out is that if there was true empathy between people (through exchange of information - by which I don't mean just rational knowledge or reasoning, but also other subconscious factors that can be shared), in the long run, their motives and visions in life could converge and even coincide. |
You are forgetting one thing... people are subborn and do not usually change believes, unless they want to.
If I believe in God, no science is going to stop me from believing. That is the entire point of believing, not having proof, yet accepting something as truth.
Same the other way around: if I do not believe in God, a million people can tell me they have daily get-togethers with God, I will not believe them. I will ask for evidence and if they cannot produce, I will not believe them.
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Another reason I am asking this is because it is relevant in a wider context that has been bugging me for a while. For example, we often hear, "Change yourself before you change the world." etc. It somehow implies that the world cannot be changed and that the need to "try to change others" is a bad trait.
Why would you think it is bad to try changing others?
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It is bad because it is an exercise in futility. Like carrying water from the ocean.
it is impossible to change others. Only you can change you and your believes. you can try and infuence others, yes. But you cannot change them unless they decide on some level to let themselves change.