Humanity's Progression, higher social order or relative social destruction? Options

[pandora]

Is the current state and progression of humanity leading towards a higher social order, or is it leading towards a relative social destruction?


I'm attempting to filter out the dumb asses by stating my question in a way they won't understand it.

[NoSex]

Maybe humanity will progress, when everyone can learn to respect each others beliefs and values.

we can't progress very far dragging wagons of bullshit behind us

JC is right. Respecting beliefs merely because they are beliefs is foolish, destructive, and regressive. In order for society to progress we must resist the urge of stagnation. Societies, all over the world, are resistant to change. Ethnocentrism is a powerful force. However, we must, in order to actually change and grow, deny those beliefs and ideas that are repressing us - those ideas that are counter revolutionary.

We need to take up arms for change and have the courage and resolution to fight those beliefs and ideas that poison our society (identifying those ideas is something altogether, ha).

that's only education-wise.

Our education system can suck it - it's designed by the state in the interest of the state. Very few institutions are actually built to encourage individualism, critical thinking, and self-exploration. If anything, if we hope to progress our society, we need to begin by dismantling our educational system and promoting a new paradigm revolving around actually education and not simply social rearing and conditioning.

As goes my own feelings on the matter, I'll have to side with my man Nietzsche:
In order to truly build the bridge to the overman we must first accept nihilism as a necessary evil. Our society is so imposing, so forceful and ever-present, that it can not be defeated by reform. Instead, we must totally obliterate it and build up from the ashes. Destroy the old way so that the new shall have even the slightest chance to prosper.

[transcendentalis...]

Our education system can suck it - it's designed by the state in the interest of the state. Very few institutions are actually built to encourage individualism, critical thinking, and self-exploration. If anything, if we hope to progress our society, we need to begin by dismantling our educational system and promoting a new paradigm revolving around actually education and not simply social rearing and conditioning.

emerson, ftw?

it's disappointing that only such a select few can actually become free thinkers, which decreases the chance of geniuses to reform the public. the rest of humanity currently is unable to rationally carry on a mental autocracy, and the ones with mind enough to prosper don't have mind enough to propel a 21st century renaisssance.