Who rules the world?

Cats...;-D...

Noam Chomsky

Well God does. He is in charge of Satan too. But if we are born again then Jesus intercedes for us and nothing can harm us.

Huh? What have you been smoking?

Cats, of course  !!!!!!!!!!!!

He is into the bad shit, again, lol

Ultimately? 

God.

(The word God can be a placeholder for whatever supreme being in which you believe.  Here's hoping you aren't wrong. :-))

What if we don't believe in supreme beings but look at it in the ways of Humboldt and his somewhat holistic perception of the universe as one interacting entity?

@Old School, I would say so. Thanks!

@Rpf, indeed. I'm reading the book now. :-)

@Carazaa, good answer! Thanks! :-)

@Underconstruction, indeed! :-)

@SapphicHeart, then go to music---"Everybody Wants to Rule the World".

@Nimitz, good answer! Thanks! :-)

@Stu, this question could have a variety of answers. Choose one.

@Underconstruction, your cat?

It's a great song by Tears For Fears. Your point is? I asked Nimitz a question based on his comment because I would really like to get his viewpoint on this. It might become an interesting discussion, maybe not.

Cosmic intelligence
That which has no beginning and no end. Primordial energy. God

The powerful, who are usually rich.

You do and I do and what is inside our own heads does.

Nope.  Uh unh.

Birds are higher on this ladder. They are above everyone.

If a supreme being exists, She, He or it exists and rules independently of (y)our beliefs. (Y)our beliefs are irrelevant, IOW.  By definition a supreme being must be an objective point of reference. Its existence cannot be contingent on (y)our perceptions.  Logically there must be an ultimate arbiter of the state of Schrödinger's cat.

Now, granted, Who or what we call God could be the Universe, or at least is referenced as such, but in the end nomenclature, too, is irrelevant. 

Great song! :-)

Thanks for the confidence you've placed in me.  Here's hoping I won't let you down. :-)

In any case, I answer below.