Why most of the SOCIETIES nowadays are SUFFERING?

Question

Wickedness, injustice, grief, pessimism, trouble, loneliness, fear, stress, frustration, distrust, unscrupulousness, anxiety, rage, jealousy, resentment, drug addiction, immorality, gambling, prostitution, hunger, poverty, social corruption, theft, war, struggle, violence, oppression, fear of death… News about these issues appear in the newspapers and on TV every day. The popular press devotes entire pages to these subjects, while others serialise articles about their psychological and social aspects. However, our acquaintance with these feelings is not limited solely to the press; in daily life, we, too, frequently come across such problems and, more importantly, personally experience them.
People and societies endeavour to liberate themselves from the distressing experiences, disorder and repressive social structures that have prevailed over the world for long periods

We only need to glance at ancient Greece; the Great Roman Empire; Tsarist Russia, or the so-called Age of Enlightenment, and even the 20th century-a century of misery which saw two world wars and world-wide social disasters. No matter upon which century or location you concentrate your research, the picture will not be appreciably different.
If this is the case, why haven't people succeeded in solving these problems, or at least some efforts been made to remove such social diseases from society?
People have encountered these problems in all ages, yet each time they have failed to find any solutions because the methods they employed were inappropriate. They sought various solutions, tried different political systems, laid down impracticable and totalitarian rules, stirred up revolutions or subscribed to perverted ideologies, while many others preferred to adopt an indifferent attitude and merely accepted the status quo.

In our day, people are almost numbed by this way of living. They readily believe these problems to be "facts of life." They picture a society immune to these problems as being nothing short of impossible-a dream utopia. They persistently and openly express their distaste for such a way of living, yet easily embrace it, since they think they have no other alternative.
The resolution of all these problematic issues is possible only by living by the principles of the "true religion." Only when the values of true religion prevail can a pleasant and tranquil scene replace this gloomy and unfavourable picture, which is doomed to continue so long as God's limits are ignored. To put it another way, people are enslaved by these complications as long as they avoid the values of the Qur'an. Put simply, this is the "nightmare of disbelief" and the link below for this wonderful book:

http://fs.harunyahya.net/popup/Download.php?WorkNumber=256&Format=pdf

you will find how the regulation of life by the "norms of morality" introduced by the Qur'an revealed to mankind by God will banish the "nightmare of disbelief," how pessimism, corruption and social restlessness can be eliminated from society, how the individual can surround himself with an ideal environment, what spiritual and material benefits he is likely to attain by adherence to these norms of morality are gone into in detail, and finally, that the unique alternative to all these problems is the morality of the Qur'an.
So far, many books have attempted to deal with the social and psychological problems societies face. Yet, what distinguishes this book from others is its stress on the most realistic solution. It also sincerely warns people against the troublesome future they are likely to face if they fail to resort to this solution.

Answer 1

Of course. Religion will fix it all. Rigghhht!

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1798944,00.html

Just click on the link, it's an article that might teach you a little bit. It starts like this:

" 'Societies worse off 'when they have God on their side'

RELIGIOUS belief can cause damage to a society, contributing towards high murder rates, abortion, sexual promiscuity and suicide, according to research published today.

According to the study, belief in and worship of a God are not only unnecessary for a healthy society but may actually contribute to social problems. "

Enjoy!

Answer 2

I feel you answered yourself. This is the HUMAN CONDITION & will likely be ever so. I've heard great wisdom, absolutely realistic ways to solve many of these problems--mostly on C-Span Booknotes--recently the nobel peace prize winner (whose name I can't remember at the moment--although I remember what he said) yet with such an extreme diversity in the world, there is simply no way. Just look at this site; mean spirited, bashing, I'm right & you're wrong--& not just in this category. You're very articulate, & deserve a thoughtful answer, but the best I can do is to say what I've said. The human condition. You've basically said it yourself. I suspect we'll destroy the planet before we evolve any further, if that were possible. We can take all your negatives & shrink them to the small circle of our friends, family, go on to communities, enlarge the circle internationally, & it's all the same at the bottom line. I'm certain you'll get quite a few "opinions" on this, but also anticipate most will be very subjective.

Answer 3

The radical morality and belief system of Catholicism is actually more morally defensible from a philisophical standpoint.

Of course, the problem is typcally pride (you like to be right, even if you can't prove it with facts) and greed (hey, you have the right to more property than you need right?).

Answer 4

BAD collective karmic seeds coming to fruition. That's why. If we want to see a better rebirth we must generate the causes and conditions for such a society.

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Answer 5

very good qouestion!! but you're asking about something that in other words means...SAVING THE HUMANITY! our societies suffer because they lack spirituality, they lack love! and i don't mean love for wife or girlfriend,i mean love for the friend,neighbour,stranger on the street, for the Creation of God!!! i am spiritualy balanced and i am not trying to convince anyone to adopt any kind of religion but what i am trying to say is that our existence depends on us.if we continue to seek material satisfaction we will also continue to auto-distruct ourselves!!! we should be balanced....beetween material life (car,sex,money,work), love (for God and every living creature and non-living also), and spirituality (searching inside us ...and then outside us) Look inside you and you will find all your answers...if not, i am sorry for you! go to a zen temple or talk with a priest, taoist,islamist...you name it!!! they will also tell you the same story like me...be loved

Answer 6

I live in the bible belt and it has more crime than the rest of the United States, and guess whose causing the crime? Its the christians, so dont tell me youre moral upstanding people or i might just slug you in the nose for lying.

Answer 7

lol. No, its because of religions like yours.

What makes you think that, if Christian preaching isn't very well received, Muslim preaching will be?

Honestly, I don't care what your religion says. Nothing is happening now that hasn't happened in the past. The only difference is our level of technology.

Answer 8

Societies suffer because sin entered the world.

Answer 9

Human nature, the cycle of history...

Answer 10

Because man has his free agency...he can do what he pleases.