Do you think we should reevaluate and replace our social institutions? if so why?
Given the sobering facts of the environment, disease, war, poverty, injustice, and crime here at the beginning of the 21st century and the possible consequence of annihilation of civilization or even mankind before 2100, might it be time to reevaluate and replace our social institutions now- as Nietzsche did 150 years years ago- of politics, law, church, and social mores?
of course we should, we are being faced with a bad outcome situation, do we just keep the behavior thats adding to this, or even worse do nothing? no, we change, we change to better ourselves, to better those around us, and to hopefully save what could too easily be lost [mankind].
Even though common sense may tell us to change, old habits are hard to break, and people may not want to change after becoming so use to a lifestyle. that stubborn and selfish behavior will not go unnoticed though…
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