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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
We've been making "baby steps" towards peace since the earth was formed 6000 years ago  - and nothing has changed since God lent his carpentry skills.
Perhaps we'd be much further along if everyone (finally) agreed the earth is 4.5 billion years old, and human behavior and science funding followed suit. |
We've made huge progress! How can you say we haven't? We've left the earth, we've learned about the universe, we've seen distant star systems. We actually have the technology to build outside the earth and prevent cosmic disasters. The next step is actually doing it, but we couldn't have even dreamed of that 150 years ago! To think that we've started it and could make real progress in the next 20-50 years is huge!
I know it's real easy to be negative at times, but to say there has been no progress is ludicrous.
There will always be stupid people, people who are easily led, and people trying to lead us astray for selfish reasons. That's nothing new. But we progress despite them.
I can tell by your post your down about literalists and fundamentalists, and yeah, I hear you, but we're moving on despite them. Both scientifically and socially. Little by little. You can't claim we aren't. And frankly, you're giving them more power and note than they deserve.
And Thor, thanking that post, I'm disappointed in you!
BTW, the 'small moves' line was from Contact of course, if you guys missed that.
Come on, chin up!