World Conflict and World Community

Our technological advances, particularly with computers and the internet, have tied us closer together. People all over the world are rubbing elbows at least cybernetically. I wondered whether this increasing closeness has something to do with the many conflicts between peoples around the world. When two people first live together, they quickly become aware of traits in each other which become quite annoying. They can leave, try to change each other to be like themselves or learn to understand and accept their differences. I wonder if we have the same options as peoples living together in the same world. Are there some options which might not lead to attempts to destroy each other but rather toward mutual acceptance?