There are evils, as someone has pointed out, that have the ability to survive identification and go on for ever - money, for instance, or war.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Bellow points out that some evils like war and money persist even after being identified. They survive because they are deeply embedded in society.
- In plain terms
- Problems like money and war keep going even when we know they are bad.
- What can you take from it?
- Identifying a problem does not always solve it.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What evils persist in your view?
- Does knowing help change things?
Another view
Some problems do get solved after identification.
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