Quote Originally Posted by Bijo
Good point. That is one of the reasons I really think people must be changed.
Thank you for the compliment, but if I may be so bold: your idea is just about the most dangerous concept in the history of politics. In the political sense -- the sense that people must be changed in order to conform to the ideals of institutions -- this is a recipe for disaster. Ideally it should be the other way around: we need institutions that meet, check or mitigate the imperfections of man. We must seek to improve these, increase out knowledge of what makes them work best. That is all we can do.

Of course all voluntary initiatives, meant to improve social conditions or peoples' moral awareness, are perfectly alright and need to be encouraged, particularly if the leaders of the initiative lead by example.

That is why, as an atheist, I always donate liberally to the Salvation Army