it is instinct, as well than intellect, that helps guide us to a better way of living.

who can argue against love?

as for fundamentalism, i think it's true that fear of change causes people to retreat into fossilised attitudes, wishfully thinking they can go backwards to some (usually mythic) golden age of the past.

however there is also a positive side to this, because unbridled infatuation with novelty for novelty's sake can lead to greater chaos.

as always, balance is paramount.

brains like arguments, hearts love emotion, the master blends both into a harmonious whole, not dwelling too long on either, rather accenting their complementarity.

'The history of public debt is full of irony. It rarely follows our ideas of order and justice.' Thomas Piketty