SSW~ May I suggest leading by example to affect change, as there already is a community looking to create the change we are seeking. The society must change to accomodate the community only if the community demands it through action. It therefore is the inaction of the people that prevents the change not the society's reluctance to accept it.

I understand your frustration with those who don't agree with your viewpoint especially since it is the one backed by scientific evidence and study. I am trying to understand the type of thinking that keeps people from accepting unconventional beliefs by reading the book linked in my sig. I'm hoping if I can understand why they think the way they do then I can understand how I can at least elicit flexibility and cooperation from them instead of hostility and rigidness.

I do believe though one person really does make ALL the difference as it takes only one to motivate many to action and it is the action that will institute change. Therefore, IMHO, it is the action of one that actually initiates the change and it is the action of many that instill it and it is society's acceptance that legitimizes it. Change does not have to be legitimized for it to happen. By the time society gets around to legitimizing change the change has already taken place. Of course I could be wrong, I don't study these things for a living just as a hobby.

Blessed be~