
Shepard Fairey’s Peace Goddess. Credit: Flickr/Brian Donovan. Some rights reserved.
Justifications for war are so rampant in our current paradigm that it can be hard to notice and prevent them from penetrating the subconscious. Mainstream culture would have us believe that war is our most effective means of security, but a new paradigm is emerging, with scientific studies that make it clear that a more humane way is indeed possible.