Evolution or revolution?

Not having analyzed or demonstrated (yet) the depth of the crisis of our civilization, we can assume that it’s real and serious and so we can guess what kind of solutions may be available.

Solutions to such complex problems cannot be decided following impulses without previous reflection, because the risks are great and the opportunities to correct errors can be small (at least with regard to global solutions).

Simplifying a lot, the possible solutions could be classified in a scale between two extremes:

- To maintain the “status quo”, patching with remedies for the most serious symptoms, hoping that the tendency reverts and gradually the balance will be restored.

- To abandon the current system and doing “tabula rasa” to concentrate all the resources and efforts in the development of a new civilization following a new model.

According to the values and experiences of each person, we may feel tempted to choose between two extremes, or find a new solution combining both tendencies.

Given to the complexity of the problem and the long time scope required by the solutions, it’s normal that many people may not perceive it (or deny its acknowledgement) and consequently do not feel any necessity to choose.

Personally, my option is to solve the dilemma aiming to find the most constructive solution.

To maintain a critical situation just putting patches palliating only the most serious symptoms will not solve the root problems, and the cost to maintain a tendency that consumes resources and causes more sufferings is too high.

But to throw away everything suddenly, dismantling the fabric of society at once (even if it’s very damaged), putting all the attention to the creation of a new world means not only a short term suffering for those who depends more on the old system but that also implies the risk to throw away the good things together with the bad ones.

For that reason, I believe that the best solution is to begin the construction of a new social model before dismantling the old one, and to plan a gradual transition minimizing the risks to maintain the factors that created the problem while maximizing the preservation of the most valuable resources accumulated along a long history of social evolution (mostly the accumulated knowledge).