@PhilosophyExp - depends on def of progress, but human suffering and barbarism both seem on the decline over time
"...a simple belief in progress goes with a deformed conception of human nature."--Saul Bellow
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@timothygmd Yeah, that's the Steve Pinker view. I don't trust it. :) -
@PhilosophyExp - evidence, tho scant, seems to be on his side. Most, including I, share your gut feeling. Gut feelings can mislead.
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