TOO LATE!
As much as I do agree with the basic philosophy behind the "Prime Directive":
"As the right of each sentient species to live in accordance with its normal cultural evolution is considered sacred, no Star Fleet personnel may interfere with the healthy development of alien life and culture. Such interference includes the introduction of superior knowledge, strength, or technology to a world whose society is incapable of handling such advantages wisely. Star Fleet personnel may not violate this Prime Directive, even to save their lives and/or their ship unless they are acting to right an earlier violation or an accidental contamination of said culture. This directive takes precedence over any and all other considerations, and carries with it the highest moral obligation."
... as a part of that culture living on THIS planet, I feel obligated to do what I can to influence people in a direction away from hurting themsleves REGUARDLESS of THEIR OWN KNOWLEGE of consequences for their own actions. To justify this and support it to an extent, I submit to you this:
Life, between birth and death is nothing more than a game. The very best games that are played, ARE good because they consist of solidly defined and fair 'rules'. The rules are fair for all who play. If you don't play by the rules, you are in effect not really even playing the game. Although many might try to make up their own set of rules however they see fit to better fit themselves, EVEN IF THEY ARE NOT HARMING OTHERS, they are no longer in the game. There are many that are in the arena and don't even know there are rules until someone shows them. Say like maybe the POLICE, or people driving yellow hummers setting the world strait.... back in place... back within the rules. And that part has nothing to do with religion. However, we see it everyday.... people playing to their own rules and they fail. Or get corrected the hard way: prison, murdered, hated, beatup whatever. If everyone knew the rules to this game, we would ALL be playing and be having a blast! Some say there are no rules. I say, look again. There are rules, and then there are people doign their own thing, failing and getting back to the rules. I guess I am old enough to have witnessed this over and over and over. Strangley, no one seems to be learning from 'history' like we are told we are supposed to. What to do? KNOW THE RULES. They exist, they are easy, they don't restrict, adn they only make the game so much more fun to play!
You all know I am not huge on shoving my religious values into peoples faces, but I do think ALL OF US in humanity have a responsiblity to assist our fellow man in whatever aspect we are able to do. I'm guessing 9/10ths of it comes from parental mental abuse whether we know it, like it or not. Generations follow generations with the same stupid ideals. They don't know the rules. They know selfishness..... as taught to them passed down generationally. So, back to my values pushing... seems to me many, MANY people only come to recognize God after they have run out of options.... when they have no more "self designed" rules that are working for them, they suddenly find God. And his rules work perfectly. Always have, always will. Man's rules are like FAD DIETS: They work great for a month and then someoen invents a new one and you spend more time trying to figure them out and keep up that you yoyo your diet.... or your life.
Just think about it. There ARE rules, and they game is most fun when followed.
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