Man Against Time... can I call you MAT, cos it's so much easier to type!
Astute observation - my signature says exactly that!
You said...
"Which world is in balance?
World A [HITLER'S], where all of Western civilization is part of the same model,
or World B [OURS], where Western Civilization took a very large divisibe step and split off into very distinct worlds that embody wholly different values?"
[] - my additions for clarification
OK, so a single world order would be good, as in Star Trek. But what if that single world order was a bad one - if the central power was corrupted or perverted by obscure religious views, hatred of minorities, etc. as in Hitler's gang?
That's not balance.
The world is balanced as it is now because for every well run country we have a badly run country. For every good deed there is a murder, for every person who hates there is another who loves. Of course it doesn't ever balance out a perfect 50/50, because that is not true balance.
Balance is a process. If it were 50/50, the balancing would be over. Instead all aspects of the universe, life, business, the stock markets, electromagnetic waves just squabble back and forth, moving towards and past balance, then back again, ever oscillating.
Any extreme of any sort is unbalanced. A single world order is unbalanced. If you had TWO world orders in opposition then things would be more balanced, but the balance plays out better with more players because they all have less weight with which to rock the boat too far.
I kinda get the feeling I'm waffling on without taking the time to make sure my meaning is coming across!
At the very top we have Nothingness and Infinity. They are opposite forms of the same thing, locked in an endless battle for supremecy. (I guess you could call this metaphyics) Every other aspect of existence is merely a microcosmic expression of this balancing act. What do you get if you mix nothingness with infinity, i.e. what comes half-way between these two extremes? Simple; 'somethingness', or 'finity'. The finite exists as the balancing point between everythingness and nothingness.
This may not make *any* sense until you read my upcoming post on infinity. Still, nice ranting to you! To be continued... sort of...