And just as the neighborhood bully at some point has to learn how to get along with other people, our societies have to grow up too. The time has come. A paradigm is a prevailing set of beliefs. It is on paradigms that the institutions of civilization are built. These include economies, religions, governments, educational institutions and sciences.
Beliefs are serious.
Most wars are fought over beliefs, and they don't change easily. But change they must. The shift is from OR logic to AND logic, from Vs. Rise of Partnership Of all these paradigm shifts, none is more profound than the one from domination to partnership. According to Riane Eisler, our species went through a profound change about twenty thousand years ago.