please stop swoop, i never had a discussion with u but you need to do a lot of introspection and quit buying into this duality ridden world.
Go beyond both polarities for truth ;-)
yesh this means democrat/republican,socialism/capitalism; poltics as a whole.
islam , christianity, athiesm, all dogmas as a whole.
u need not need look anywhere but within yourself to see where all such distinctions exist.
like my signature has stated for a while now "how many times can the mind divide?"
think about it before you answer .
I like what you have to say from a personal preference most of the time, but you do realize you're taking a dualistic stance while trying to convey a non-dualistic message. There's nothing wrong with the duality, it's ultimately illusory and is born from the mind (just like the concept of non-duality). But true non-duality in the sense that is spoken of can't be known... reality just is that and it's only to be experienced.
I do know what you're saying though and the point of view you're speaking of does leave room for less conflict and separation (which is neither good or bad), but if you really believe it then it's just become another dualistic position. Because you then go against others who might not agree with your point of view... thus creating separation. If that makes sense. So there's nothing inherently wrong with what you are saying. But there's also nothing inherently wrong with what anyone else has to say either including mr. swoop.
Only the mind creates division... but the processes we call the mind have no power aside from the power we give them. And we only have power because we are one of the processes of the mind.
I don't mean to come off like some shithead on a message board trying to expound some profound shit... i'm just callin it like i see it.. don't kill the messenger... yeee!