Generally speaking, the agricultural revolution led to the need for organized "government", since for the first time ever there was a surplus of food, which led to a diversification of labor, which led to more complex societies being formed.
The main difference is that a monk remains within his community while the friar has a public ministry. Generally speaking, once a monk enters the cloistered life, he does not leave. Friars are often given assignments in the world although they do have a communal life. This is why friars such as the Franciscans and Dominicans were very active in the evangelization of the New World while monks like the Benedictines established monasteries much later.
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I believe that debates have become more consistent since 1987 because the people in the world have become more selfish and obsessed with themselves that they will do anything if it benefits them and if it is a bad thing then someone else stands up aganist them for there own selfish reasons.
