Competition or cooperation, which is better?
By Hope
@1hopefulman (45123)
Canada
December 8, 2017 11:38am CST
In the world, both competition or cooperation exist. However, which is better? Which will build a better world?
Let's take a sports game where you have two teams competing to win the game but at the same time each team has to cooperate to win. Is there a problem here?
Does the world make a serious mistake by promoting competition and by giving little attention to the importance of cooperation?
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Competition feeds the ego and divides people and a house divided cannot stand. Cooperation feeds everyone and everyone is important to the whole and to making a house a place of love.
What are your thoughts?
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Galatians 5:26 (Amplified Bible) 26 We must not become conceited, challenging or provoking one another, envying one another.
2 Corinthians 6:1 (Amplified Bible) 6 Working together with Him, we strongly urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain [by turning away from sound doctrine and His merciful kindness].
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@Daelii (5619)
• United States
8 Dec 17
I think we need both.
Everyone can cooperate to make dinner. Its food and people will eat.
A little competition in the kitchen can bring on creative useful spins to meals.
its the same with life. its great to have support but it doesn't hurt to try for more to do better.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
8 Dec 17
Interesting! Wouldn't love be a better incentive and provide the impetus to do our best?
@Daelii (5619)
• United States
8 Dec 17
@1hopefulman in theory, yes. In practicality? no
If love was any kind of factor to motivate people.... no one would be hungry or denied health coverage.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
8 Dec 17
@Daelii Yes we could use more love. I'm working on it. Any suggestions?
@RasmaSandra (73408)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
8 Dec 17
I think that good-natured competition is a good thing where you compete but if you lose you are willing to congratulate the winner. Cooperation has always been a good thing since it is senseless to do otherwise because then you don't achieve anything.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
8 Dec 17
Nice thoughts! Do you think there is a lot of the good-natured competition? Do you think that is what the schools, business and sports promote?
@RasmaSandra (73408)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
13 Dec 17
@1hopefulman I do otherwise the conflicts would become much too much.
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@buenavida (9985)
• Sweden
8 Dec 17
More love and cooperation would make The World a much better place.. 
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@buenavida (9985)
• Sweden
8 Dec 17
@1hopefulman Maybe a friendly sort, like in paradise, like who can run the fastast up the hill..
@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
8 Dec 17
I think so too! Do you think any good actually come from competition?
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
26 Dec 17
Isn't the world in a mess because of competition? Why do we have so many countries? Couldn't we have one united world?
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
27 Dec 17
@db20747 Look what has happened with sports. I think that competition can start with good intentions but it easily goes wrong. Better to replace competition with love. However, that is not popular in this world.
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@db20747 (43426)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
26 Dec 17
@1hopefulman Looks like there will always be competition because people want to be the best. And there is always competition to survive. But good sportsmanship is what's needed. If we have good sportsmanship, then competition won't be too bad.
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@creativeaashish (2609)
• Kathmandu, Nepal
8 Jan 18
I think there should be competition in the cooperation! Without competition, there will be no inventions! So I am favour of competition within the cooperation!!
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
8 Jan 18
Really? I thought that necessity was the mother of invention.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
8 Jan 18
@creativeaashish I have no problem with competition if is used constructively but most often it is used selfishly as in competitive sports like boxing, etc.
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@creativeaashish (2609)
• Kathmandu, Nepal
8 Jan 18
@1hopefulman Yeah it could be! Most do competition but lack cooperation !
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