Understanding the world in its entirety is hardly possible, even for an intelligent person. But that is not what this is supposed to be about. Most people get an idea of the world. This worldview is shaped by various influences, upbringing, cultural values, experiences, scientific knowledge, etc.

Now it was certainly never particularly easy to form an objective view of the world (think of Goethe's Faust: Here I am, poor fool, and am as smart as before!), but it can be said with justification, that it was easier in the past to acquire “knowledge” about the interrelationships in the world, simply because it was even less “knowledge”, the economic and social structures less complex, etc.

Today we are in a situation in which it is hardly possible for the individual to know all structures and relationships in detail. Everyone focuses on different areas, everyone is an alleged expert in his area / worldview. In itself, this is not wrong at first, but the increasing tendency towards a constructive dialogue, a critical examination of different views, ways of thinking, etc. no longer takes place. It is therefore inevitable, that no common solutions or compromises will be reached anymore, but that the division will continue to grow.