What one event do you think could unite the whole World?

AMKC

Do you think a comet on a catastrophic collision course with the Earth would unite the whole World or maybe massive Alien spacecraft like in "Independence Day"?

Could you see the Americans and Russians working together now?

I certainly could not. I think the Americans and Europe working with China is more likely.

SEPT 23 1989

Anything that attacks the Earth will have the combined forces of every state and religion fighting back against them

TheDavester

Mrs Browns boys ending

FortuneChip

Mass Extinction.

ratracer

Maybe a global pandemic……… oh wait, scratch that 🙄🙄

dmcdona

E. Burke going home?

Potential-Monke

Just watch Don't Look Up. As idiotic as it seems, I reckon that would be the exact reaction to a similar event. That film nailed that part of humanity.

Humanity will never be "one", because greed and selfishness rules the roost.

Cody montana

Cannabis party

silliussoddius

Spice Girls reunion.

andy125

The Borg

randd1

I think something like alien life being discovered in our solar system would initially cause massive upheaval, particularly religious, as we try to make sense of it.

But I think the idea that life evolving on another world independently from earth in our solar system would, and the realization that not only are we not alone but also not that special, might see us unite in a common identity as human beings.

Assuming of course we don’t wipe ourselves out first.

https://youtu.be/QrFxKY6aFrQ

Have Aerosmith as well on the bill for guaranteed world peace.

Potential-Monke

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120190125#Comment_120190125

Nah, the introduction of aliens would only cause a scramble for religious orders to retroactively include/exclude aliens so they can keep telling their lies appease the masses spread their scripture. Then you'd have the lunatics who would create a new religion based on these aliens. Queue hapes of people then identifying as said alien species, or a mixture of all, and the introduction of legislation to make it illegal to not refer to them as their preferred race (which would mean actual race, not the made up one we humans have). You'd have 'Merica, China and Russia fighting over who will invade bring peace first, secret government organisations doing back handed deals to get that space tech so they can continue to blow up innocents for oil be the bringers of peace. You'd have the loonies trying to kill/blow up anything Alien related, the weirdos setting up camp and creating a new hippy city nearby wherever they landed and adoring them for no reason other than they're from space.

It would bring technological advancement, but would also increase the divide between the rich and everyone else.

Ten of Swords

I don't think it's possible, we are a naturally tribal and territorial species. It doesn't matter if there are 10 billion of us or just 10 of us, we will always find a reason to align with those we deem closest to us and fight everyone else.

This meme sums it up I think!

Potential-Monke

"...we are a naturally tribal (selfish) and territorial (greedy) species"

Yours was more eloquent though. And yes, meme sums it up perfectly!

Deregos.

Jesus coming back and destroying Putin.

Strumms

more then just human beings, the concept of life itself is competitive….

You compete with others for jobs / promotions / shifts, attaining boyfriends / girlfriends, regular friends , sporting competitions…

similar in international politics…you have friends, allies, enemies, countries you are wary of, countries who dislike, ones you don’t dislike but don’t want anything to do with. It’s human AND political nature.

so you won’t unite the world..…

Putins replacement could be a bigger savage, Kim Jong-un’s replacement could make Kim look like an Asian Larry Grayson on tranquillisers, Xi Jinping the same.

the world has never been without conflict. Probably all that might come close would be a total proliferation of democracies in all countries on the planet.

that won’t ever happen and if it does that’s hundreds of years away.

NaFirinne

Christ return will unite the world.

silliussoddius

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120190318#Comment_120190318

Any day now.

Dufflecoat Fanny

Absolutely nothing can unite us by our own free will. Some outliers like nihilists, misanthropes, religious freaks, fetishists, evil etc. will always separate for the sake of it

Fathom

Super Glue

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

A few years ago, I would have said Liverpool threatening to win the premier league, but that didn't do it - so I'm going wit the return of Jesus Christ Possibly.

Thelonious Monk

Ayahuasca

ALB2022

We haven't evolved enough to appreciate collective progress over personal satisfaction in a finite time.

We are restricted by boundaries and borders, mental and physical.

There is no single thing that can speed up evolution or unite us all for a greater good.

There are 3 things that would come very close...doing away with reality programs, influencers and the constantly offended.

gmisk

Absolutely nothing

Pawwed Rig

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120190356#Comment_120190356

His first visit didn't unite too many people. A second visit by (insert deity of choice) would just cause chaos and those that were wrong about their religion would try to kill everyone else.

I would like to see Quetzalcoatl descend on the Earth and get vengeance for his wronged believers.

corner of hells

A new type of Rubixs cube or fancier fidget spinner.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120190601#Comment_120190601

Dunno - a few miracles i think would do the trick.

Maybe Cuthultu?

ancapailldorcha

I'd have said alien invasion or pandemic but given how the last pandemic showed how vile some people are, I don't there's a good answer to the OP's question.

Coillte_Bhoy

Mayo winning the All Ireland

bloopy

Carrington event.

Everyone would be united in misery and anarchy.