One of the biggest problems with modern society is that nobody ever seems to ask why. When one is young, one learns much by asking why. Why is a rainbow a rainbow? Why is the sky blue? Eventually, one gets many answers to all the questions, and one starts to "grow up".
Later in life, it becomes increasingly unfashionable to ask why. In the teenage years, "why" becomes more a question of defiance than a prompt towards real learning. Once one reaches adulthood, "why" becomes an expression of ignorance rather than the quest for knowledge.
This is all very dangerous, the least of which can result in the stagnation of knowledge amongst the people. It can lead to several unquestioned "truths" that are harmful to the people as a whole to go unnoticed and unquestioned for extended periods of time. At worst, it allows for the abuse of authority.
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