<i>I always thought any ideology was dangerous, something to be shunned.</i><p>Same here. It&#x27;s a great way of not having to think for yourself, though. The success of ideologies throughout history makes me think it exploits a mental vulnerability that exists in most of the human population[0]. How do we make that work in our favor, though? At one point is history, we built a great western civilization. There must have been great incentive to do that, despite the ideologies at play over the past several hundred years. How do we recreate those conditions?<p>[0]: &quot;Normal&quot; human brains react to cognitive dissonance by releasing small hallucinogens to counteract cortisol and ignore conflicting information. <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;scan.oxfordjournals.org&#x2F;content&#x2F;8&#x2F;4&#x2F;404.full.pdf" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;scan.oxfordjournals.org&#x2F;content&#x2F;8&#x2F;4&#x2F;404.full.pdf</a>