What is diversity? One fundamental world view of this value system is that each and every human being has the right to a free will, and that other human beings allow others to exercise their free wills unless conflicts occur. When conflicts between individuals’ free wills occur, that is where many social problems take place. Diversity means the preservation of individual’s right of free will choices. Unity in diversity is, by the choice of words, not the same as unity by conformity. Unity in diversity means seeking unity while preserving diversity. In Chinese this translates to 
. Thus, unity is to be achieved not by dictatorship. More importantly, unity is not a static or absolute goal that is universally accepted by everyone. It represents a common set of goals or values freely emerging as a majority consensus from the diverse goals and values of the individuals. As individuals continue to change their values, that consensus of unity will also change.
Religion and morality has intrinsically nothing to do with it. However, if the majority chooses a single religion or a single set of black and white morality standards, they will try to set that goal for unity. However, because of the free wills of the individuals, that unity will only be achieved when the minority free wills are persuaded to follow the majority.
In this world view then, critical thinking, reason and logic are also essential elements which enable the system to function. People are not forced to follow. People must be persuaded through reasons to change their minds.
What is the unity then? Unity is a common set of desirable conditions that the majority wants to have. We shall call them Public Good. As it is hard to philosophize without specifics, we shall suggest some of these desirable conditions for the purpose of discussion:
- Having clean and natural environment
- Having good health
- Eliminating hunger and poverty
Most people would agree that these are desirable conditions for themselves to have. Most people would also agree that these are desirable conditions for others to have. Where people may disagree is the degree of help they would give to others in order for the others to enjoy these conditions.
At the base of these feelings is the self-preservation animal instinct. Why should I help the others? They are my competitors for survival. Through evolution, human beings have come to realize that there is a net benefit to the group to share if individuals come together to work as a group. By hunting or farming together, more food is obtained or produced, and the risk of an individual starving is also reduced. However, the scarcity mentality persists. There may be tribal unity, but then one tribe would fight with another tribe over food or resources. Even today, this mentality persists between nations, between corporations, between ethnic and religious groups, and to a degree between individuals.
Organizations (including governments) are set up by people or their leaders to unite people and to compete with other organizations. Rules and laws are set up to maintain order and to resolve conflicts. This system is a system of “sticks”, a system generally of punishment.
Religions are set up by visionaries to motivate people to do good things, either by appealing to people’s idealism or by setting up rules or commandments. It is a system of sticks and carrots. If you commit a sin, you will go to Hell. If you do good, you will go to Heaven. But the carrots are not material gains in this world. So the carrots are not very powerful incentives.
Now the shocker to some idealists. UDI-ism is not a high-minded holier-than-thou system of philosophy. UDI-ism is a system of carrots more so than of sticks. The carrots of UDI-ism ultimately is either money or material gains in this world. UDI-ism is not a religion. It is not a moral code of behavior. It is simply an incentive system for people to profit for themselves while doing things that also produces Public Good. By doing things that are good for all, individuals will receive selfish gains. How? That is the challenge.
