When all is said and done, we will have to start examining the beliefs and assumptions driving civilization to this point.

Here are some of my thoughts on the subject;

https://medium.com/@johnbrodixmerrymanjr/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-western-mind-906dc73cffe2

https://medium.com/counterarts/why-the-feedback-loops-need-circuit-breakers-531d1ab0fe0f

For one thing, ideals are not absolutes.

Monotheism is a category error.

Remember, democracy and republicanism originated in pantheistic cultures.