Most people want to live in a society that is healthy, safe, and resilient. What such a society might look like and how we can get there is, however, highly contested. The perspective of Naturalistic Humanism provides an effective way to consider many of the most salient issues.
Accepting metawareness and proanthropy has major implications for what we need to do to flourish as a society. Believing that we all behave in the only way that our genetic and environmental determinants allow, that the determinants which make us who we are, are a matter of luck, and that when people receive the necessary developmental support, they are naturally inclined to be cooperate, care, contribute and participate, raises important questions pertaining to what people deserve and what makes it more likely that they contribute what society requires.
Questions such as:
Is the way we provide excessive rewards to some, and hardship or punishment to others fair?
How should a just society protect itself from people who are likely to cause harm?
When people make extraordinary contributions to society, should they not be rewarded?
A society based on the naturalistic model of human behavior can protect itself in ways that result in far more social stability, safety and security than we have presently. And with regard to motivating and maximizing the participation and contributions that society requires — rather than our squandering vast amounts of undeveloped human potential, a society based on the Naturalistic Model would enjoy a torrent of participation from a diverse base of contributors.