The book uses some of the visitors to Walden Two to voice objections. Some of the visitors are just not convinced. They believe that Frazier, the "founder" has just created himself as another dictator. (The book was written shortly after World War II). They even accuse him of deifying himself - a claim that he acknowledge is somewhat grounded in truth. He does not deny religion, but sees science as a similar, great power. Tehy also object to Frazier's denial of freewill. The primary narrator, however, is convinced and decides to go live in Walden Two.
Science is seen as a savior that can eliminate all hardships. Behavioral engineering will allow people to live productive lives without experiencing harmful emotions or bad experiences. In theory, it sounds great. However, a half-century later, science is still not up to the task. With many supercomputers we can now predict the weather a week into the future with accuracy a little better than random guessing. As for behavioral sciences, scientific advances seem to help us understand how little we understand. I doubt we could engineer a few willing participants to behave in the utopian fashion. Add in the necessity of dealing with rebellious, unwilling participants and actively hostile "outsiders" and you are set for an impossible task. It makes for a nice dream, but is no where near practical.
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