The Sower

This book explores why simple, preventable failures persist despite humanity’s increasing knowledge and capability. It examines four major explanations—shaped by incentives, ignorance, inherited instinct, and flawed institutions—and finds that a persistent, age-old idea offers a compelling answer: the notion that the world is fundamentally good and wounds are refused healing. Drawing on historical and religious insights, the narrative suggests that many of our stubborn problems are rooted in a refusal to accept or address the inherent wounds of the world.