In today's Financial Times, Richard Koch and Chris Smith argue that five factors: Christianity, Optimism, Science, Growth, and Individualism have led to "enormous strides in economic, military, political, and social terms."
Yet, confidence in these concepts is diminishing in some respects. If western civilization is to continue on a successful path, they argue, society must reconcile its current difficulties with this foundation.
"We have stopped believing in the ideas that drove earlier generations to improve the world. Six main ideas made the west, century after century, progressively successful, powerful, and attractive - Christianity, optimism, science, economic growth, individualism and liberalism. Are these ideas past their sell-by date?"
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