You said: I agree that there is an inherent structure to society that creates sustainability. I disagree that we humans are the authors and creators of these societal rules. The beginning of the 20th century is not, in my opinion, where we went wrong. I feel like our split from sustainable society happened much earlier - when we parted from indigenous ways of knowing in the body and started relying on what we KNOW with our minds.

I believe these rules evolved with mankind. I've explained this is several of my articles, but I will go through it with you here.

Let's say, in early days, a particular type of snake bite always resulted in death. It would then become a rule not to go near that snake. In other words, humans learnt through trial and error and created those rules to live.

As I grew up in Africa, and as there were still stone age 'kraal's around when I was young (in the 50s), I can give you a 100% guarantee that they were not as you imagined.

Killing off members of other tribes was quite normal. Eating them was normal as well. Stealing was quite acceptable because it never occurred to them that cows on a farm couldn't be taken. After all, they were hunters and gatherers.

Today, in South Africa, ritual murder is still the norm. There are posters in Johannesburg that offer to pay a months' wages for a human eye or a human testicle. A human hand or a human kidney might get a lesser price. This is the magic of the Sangoma (shaman).

The human mind is the only that separates us from savagery. There is a direct correlation between high intelligence and ethics. People who operate by instinct and feelings can do terrible things.

Yes, we are going to disagree. :) And I'm okay with that. Thank you for explaining more clearly. I appreciated that you took the time. :)