Must We Wait For Selection To Solve

Society Already Possesses The Psychological Techniques Needed To Obtain Universal Observance Of A Code - A Code Which Would Guarantee The Success Of A Community Or State. The Difficulty Is That These Techniques Are In The Hands Of The Wrong People-or, Rather, There Aren't Any Right People.

Better Contraceptives Will Control Population Only If People Will Use Them. A Nuclear Holocaust Can Be Prevented Only If The Conditions Under Which Nations Make War Can Be Changed. The Environment Will Continue To Deteriorate Until Pollution Practices Are Abandoned. We Need To Make Vast Changes In Human Behavior.

The Evolution Of Cultures Appears To Follow The Pattern Of The Evolution Of Species. The Many Different Forms Of Culture Which Arise Correspond To The "mutations" Of Genetic Theory. Some Forms Prove To Be Effective Under Prevailing Circumstances And Others Not, And The Perpetuation Of The Culture Is Determined Accordingly.

A Failure Is Not Always A Mistake, It May Simply Be The Best One Can Do Under The Circumstances. The Real Mistake Is To Stop Trying.

The Problem Of Far Greater Importance Remains To Be Solved. Rather Than Build A World In Which We Shall All Live Well, We Must Stop Building One In Which It Will Be Impossible To Live At All.