The ideogram on the left represents our civilization as a house and its problems as a large crack. It is suggested that the problems are a result of a faulty foundation.
A moment of reflection about a historical sweeping cultural change—the Renaissance—will suffice to see why the
foundations are a systemic trimtab: Renaissance was above all a
foundations change (from relying on historical authorities such as the Holy Book, to relying on human reason and perception).
A quick look at
will suffice to see why the
foundations are now ready to change, and what we are doing to make a change.