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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
But Peter there is always going to be a seperation between "Enlightened people" and mans inate and inbread more violent and bloody nature, something that as a species we're not going to overcome any time soon.
Our civilization thrives and progresses the most during periods of bloody conflict.
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I think he is saying that progress does not mean inventing the microwave.
I think the jury is still out on whether we are inherently evil (a lot of western philosophy) or inherently good (a lot of far eastern philosophy). I tend to side with humanism...