Are we heading toward a new Dark ages?

[rapunzel77]

Originally Posted by ZenitYerkes

In Spain we've been having a controversy because of the introduction of Sexual Education in schools. Like they show you where do you have the G zones and where the pleasure is.

Whoa! I can see why this is controversial. Stuff like this should be taught by parents, not by the school system nor the state.

I believe that we're forming people only on the academic (and now sexual) side, but we don't care about the values side; it seems we cannot form complete persons. Honesty, effort, companionship, respect, responsibility, love, peace,... Enterprises just want people to get the work done, not people that can think by themselves.

This is the best quote I have seen about this . I agree 100%. It is scary that all today's society can do is produce human machines who eat and buy their products but have no heart, no soul, no moral sense. What ever happened to that? These are extremely important morals to have if we are ever to survive. Sure, our civilization could collapse. Nothing lasts forever. However, strong morals will be needed even in small hunting/gathering communities.

Some label this kind of moral education as "brainwashing"; but I believe we're constantly subjugated under the commercial brainwashing machine: you always need to buy something else, even though you didn't have a clue that existed before. So, instead of showing you what stuff you might like to buy in the next week, show the people who Plato, Aristotle, St. Aguistin, Machiavelli, Newton, Nietzsche,... were.

Exactly. I find it odd that so many people are allergic to anything that sounds "moral" being taught in schools (claiming brainwashing or imposing your opinions on everyone) but have no problem with the constant brainwashing that we get from the "machine" (ie. media, schools, business, etc). I also agree that the classics need to be taught. We stand on the shoulders of giants. For to long our society has wanted to tear down any wall and any connection with our past, with our traditions, and with our ancestors.

Although I'm not Catholic I still like rather than any other educative system the Jesuit one. They care about forming generous people for the rest, not for selfish interests. Over everything else, love and serve; that's their motto.

I agree . Actually, I have a tiny bit of hope. Judging from the sort of discussions that we have on here, especially the younger ones (in their teens and 20's) it seems to me that there are some of you that are willing to stem the tide. Not just to save the environment. That is very important too. But also to stem the tide of this ugliness, this hatred, etc that is sweep through every pore of our society.

So, there is a tiny ray of hope. Several of you have come to the realization that something is gravely wrong and it needs to be improved.