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So a person will try to come with an idea and act
within limits of custom in order to fit within the
society (to be accepted by the society) and behave as
“normal” (no one wants to seem as abnormal).
This is the case when an individual becomes victim
of the society, so that society and social values acts as
a generator of his idea and behavior. Every action of
the person will be measured against the values
adopted by the society and define how he/she behaves
in the society.
If it is a good society and person misbehaves,
society will identify and correct the person (court,
prison, psychiatric hospital, education etc.), But what
to do if the society is corrupted or brainwashed and can
not realize what is good or bad.
We will look at both cases (with scenarios) soon
and will try to examine them in details and understand
the consequences.

What Forms “Idea” and “Custom”
As the idea is personal it will take its roots from
something personal, for example knowledge, belief
or experience. As the custom is social it will depend
on social values, historical traditions or religion.
Even though person is an individual within the
society (part of the society), his/her idea may differ
from customs (positively or negatively).