It’s the Conditioning That Kills, Stupid!
So, you are really tired of all the bad news, right?
So, here is some good news for once. Scientists have now clearly identified the root cause of most of the mayhem in the world.
Harvard professor and one of the editors of the tellingly named report “From Neurons to Neighborhoods: The Science of Early Childhood Development,” Jack Shonkoff puts it explicitly:
“The foundations of a successful society rest on the health and competence of its population.
“It is just common sense to conclude that what happens early in life sets the foundation for everything that follows. What is exciting about the revolution that we are living through right now in biological science, is that we are beginning to understand at the molecular level why that is true.”
“The foundation for everything that follows”! If so, then we are really on to something here. Once we know the root cause of problems then we have the key to resolving them. Otherwise, all our efforts at dealing with the troubles of the world will be at best symptomatic and superficial.
Firstly, let’s be specific about what that “everything” might include?
Looking at our world, we can start with one of the most obvious issues we face: conflict.
