i'm not living the PERFECT way a person can live. but that's because i can't live up to the examples in the Bible. so, yes, my side has no disadvantages.

what disadvantages does your way of life have? if you can think of some, why don't you try overcome them? if you are trying to overcome them, then doesn't it make your 'side' (ie: the way of life you want to live by) disadvantage-free?

i'm still discussing your 'Perfect World'. i've done no harm to your thread. at first glance there was nothing to add to your idea of a perfect world so i just went in to say i felt you'd made a mistake.

on a second look (especially looking at your last post), i have to say i disagree with at least one other thing that you'll hopefully find more relevant to the thread topic: the Muslim extremist example. these extremists just happen to be Muslim. they aren't extremely Muslim, they are Muslims who are extreme. what they do has nothing to do with Islam, but they try and justify it in Islam. it's like the Crusades -- trying to use Christianity as a reason to war against Muslims, but discriminatory war in itself is un-Christian. so what i'm saying is, these 'Muslim extremists' aren't necessarily serving a 'greater good' based on their continued existence, because they aren't a part of Islam which must be part of the 'greater good' since it still exists, but are just an offshoot of humanity's inherent aggression and intolerance. having said that, it could be said that humanity's inherent aggression and intolerance have survived so long and therefore must be part of this perfect balance.

so don't tell too many people about your Perfect World theory, or everyone might become too tolerant and upset the balance

julz