-- Posted by ranman at 8:15 pm on Aug. 15, 2008 I'm taking an anthropology class and I've been listening to some lectures from some prominent anthropologists and I just wanted to see if anyone had any specific thoughts on this topic? This is just a starter list to get you thinking. "Advantages" of less cultural diversity: fewer wars one language "Disadvantages" of less cultural diversity: one language more wars narrower spectrum of human "experience" -- Posted by iimjustbadnews at 8:24 pm on Aug. 15, 2008 Everyone has such different views on race and culture today that it seems to be an unconscious thing. The only way to figure the pro's and con's would be to have confrontation between the races and religions and discuss these differences at their depth. There is a better chance of survival with diversity, different views of thinking, thought processes, it helps move our world. I believe that cultural diversity is good. -- Posted by ranman at 8:29 pm on Aug. 15, 2008 I'll play devil's advocate here: Yes but you can't deny that cultural diversity is ruining the lives of millions (sudan, tibet, the middle east in general). Where as if they were all assimilated into one culture the violence would die out. Then the people would be more likely to be successful in their endeavors throughout the world. -- Posted by airemaye at 8:46 pm on Aug. 15, 2008 Cultural diversity is good thing. Think of how boring the world would be if everyone was the same! Part of what make mankind so interesting is the astounding variety of cultures that was have created. Seriously, the sheer diversity of the human population is amazing. And it's always an experience to learn about other cultures besides your own, as you can't fully understand your own unless you understand others of the world. Half the fun of traveling to a different place is discovering all the different customs. Even places within your own country have their cultural differences. However, while cultural diversity makes the world a colorful and exciting place, it also makes it a very scary place sometimes. Because cultural diversity is why people fight wars. They fight for land, autonomy, rights, religion. Many wars come from people believing that their culture is better, and therefore, they must impose it on others. (Imperialism) Other wars come because people feel that their culture is being threatened. Sometimes it's in retaliation to imperialism, but other times it's just because a certain group of people believes that it deserves more room to practice their own customs. They might want their own country or governmental autonomy. And still other wars happen because the two groups just don't understand each other. Wars of ideaologies, especially dangerous because both sides believe themselves to be right, and are willing to fight to the end to make sure that their ideology wins out. Even if everyone had the same culture, I'm sure there would still be wars. Because we're human. We always find something to fight about. Unless every single person on earth has the exact same thoughts and opinions, wars will happen. It's inevitable. Personally, I don't want to see the day when every single person on earth agrees. That would be such a boring, pointless world. Cultural diversity is a double-edged sword. It provides the world with color and beauty, but it's also what makes humans fight against each other most often. I'd like to think that world peace is possible, but the truth is, it's not. Because we're all just too different. But I think that we should all just accept each other for our differences, and remember that everyone is human. That's how I try to live my life anyway. Other people don't, obviously, and although that saddens me, it's only human.