RSA Animate - 21st century enlightenment

Matthew Taylor explores the meaning of 21st century enlightenment, how the idea might help us meet the challenges we face today, and the role that can be played by organisations such as the RSA.

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[breakdancer100]

I wish I can draw like that so I can take notes like in class like that.

[wherelogicmakessense]

This analogy is awful, the statement wasn't that we should get rid of education, rather than we need to update it. Language has changed vastly over the years, let alone centuries, so yes, education like language needs to change and adapt.

[difficultbastard]

i love the ending statement. I realised A while ago that the world changes because of the actions of a surprisingly small amount of people, compared to the amount of people it changes. I was watching a video the other day and I was surprised to find out that the law regarding homosexuality as illegal (the uk), was changed to legal AGAINST the the public's' wishes, by an elitist.

[gdogvibes1]

(I meant statement not question in my previous comment) I do not believe that the youth is apathetic, nor do I believe that violent video games make the youth, or any age group apathetic.

[myfanwyd2005]

fair enough.  I need a break from this computer, and I also needed to hear what you were saying. why are youth apathetic I wonder? what do you say?

Violence is not apathy.

[gdogvibes1]

Nice questions and all pal, but what did any of them have to do with my initial question? At 5:30 he say's that violent games are one of the reasons that make the youth apathetic. All I said is that I completely disagree with that notion.

[myfanwyd2005]

This is only my quick thought. We tend to fight, war, divide? Are we violent? Can we divide & debate & return to getting along with each other? Can we have different experiences & avoid violence? We divide from family when we leave home & become different from our families but in some instances gain identity & respect &can still get along with our families.Are things really violent or is it a process of change? Do we need limits?These are general thoughts.

[myfanwyd2005]

I comment too quickly on YouTube and don't always get it all out or work it all through first. It is hard to follow people's views with the max word limit. Anyway all is good discussion. Bye

[gdogvibes1]

explain???

[ElTresDeMayo1808]

jesus fucking christ I was speaking SARCASTIC!

im a socialist I dont believe in god....

[myfanwyd2005]

I am not religious. Is man essentially facing the same challenges as way back then? Is there clear evidence of Jesus' attempts to tackle the challenges of the da?. Would his solutions work today? Is so, may be worth reading what he did then.

However the first place we can look for problems needing solving is in ourselves. First place we can also then fix problems is in our selves. We have the mistakes and the solutions. Help ourselves and then help others is the shared version of this.

[myfanwyd2005]

Sorry last thought, are people inherently violent. How are we true to ourselves and then true to others?

Thanks for listening.