Modernism vs. Post-modernism

I don’t entirely agree with either modernism or post-modernism. I think that both ideas have flaws that do not allow them to accurately describe society. While modernism states that are universal models for the way the world does and should work, post-modernism completely disagrees with this idea. There are certainly models that help us predict what will happen to populations and societies in the future. For example, we have Newton’s Gravity Model, which is very useful and often accurate in predicting future population change. There is also the Demographic Transition Model and Tobler’s First Law of Geography. Post-modernism would argue against the models, because it would say that human behavior cannot be predicted. While these models are never completely accurate (since human behavior cannot be perfectly predicted) they are still generally useful. Humans are creatures of habit, and habits make it possible to make predictions. Post-modernism does not seem to recognize the value or possibility of making semi-accurate predictions. However, modernism seems as though it may put too much value in these models. Even though the models may give a general idea, we cannot trust them blindly, because humans can and do go against predicted behavior. Furthermore, while modernism implies that there are ways that the world should work, I don’t think that this is the case. I would agree more with the post-modernistic idea of diversity. Even though I do think that society has created overarching ideas and perception about beauty and values, I don’t necessarily believe that these ideals are a good thing.