Interesting debate.....when I see the comments here, I am reminded of this most-probably a misunderstood book by Francis Fukuyama: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki

Interesting debate.....when I see the comments here, I am reminded of this most-probably a misunderstood book by Francis Fukuyama: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_End_of_History_and_the_Last_Man http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_End_of_History_and_the_Last... It is a must-read esp. if you are inclined towards cultural determinism. IMO, he seems to persuasively argue against all that, and provide good counter-points on how people can change over time.