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Monday, October 26, 2009

Utopia Vs. Dystopia | PunkLuckBlog

"From a Christian point of view, Ephesians 2:3 says that we are all “by nature children of wrath.” God did not create the man as sinful; but man fell into sin and became sinful due to the original sins made by Adam. If one believes that man, himself, is imperfect, how can man build a Utopia?

Dystopia is defined as, “a society characterized by human misery, as squalor, oppression, disease, and overcrowding.” Dystopias are characterized by an overzealous governing body who strives on the inhumanity that it creates. While dystopic societies seem easy to build, Utopian thought always rise from the hearts of individuals living in them. From squalor arises a champion, a champion of the masses. Dystopia actually helps society grow into a more civil peaceful version of itself. It is much a self correcting state of being, as human nature defies a state of misery looking towards new horizons to achieve balance."

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