Emphasizing the unity of humankind over its division into different states and peoples, by arguing that humans are destined by Nature to be sociable and live in harmony, Erasmus pleaded for national and religious tolerance and regarded like-minded people as his compatriots (Querela Pacis).
DK's other voluntary interests are Sant Bani (Voice of Saints), a culturally diverse fellowship dedicated to the unity of humankind; The Shirley Foundation; Oxford Internet Institute at University of Oxford; Tomorrow's Company and The Trinity Forum, where he advises on a pro bono basis.
Shabnam Mogharabi, SoulPancake CEO The idea behind SoulPancake clearly pulls from Wilson's Baha'i upbringing – a religion that emphasizes the spiritual unity of all humankind and considers all major religious leaders such as Mohammed, Buddha, Jesus and Krishna to be divine messengers.
"This, truly, is an international emblem," he wrote of the five rings, linked together to suggest the unity of humankind.
In the story of the Tower of Babel, the final story in the primeval history, a primal unity of humankind in which there is only one language is shattered when, in their pride, human beings decide to build a city and a tower that will reach up to the heavens.
Esperanto's creator, Ludovik Lazarus Zamenhof (1859-1917), a short, sparkly-eyed, chain-smoking ophthalmologist, was a Jew, and, as he wrote to a friend, this made all the difference: "My Jewishness has been the main reason why, from earliest childhood, I gave myself completely to one crucial idea . . . the dream of the unity of humankind".
From the outset Darwin concerned himself with the unity of humankind" (p. xvi).
How to achieve this unity of humankind, while at the same time cherishing the tremendous diversity of the world's cultures, is at the core of the teachings of Baha'u'llah, contained in letters and books spanning over 100 volumes.
If that's true, then God becomes the enemy of humankind and I am against him.
The relationship between the common heritage of humankind and benefit sharing stems from one of the cardinal elements outlined in the common heritage of humankind framework, namely: equitable sharing of resources.
