In the long run, is the world on an upward or downward trend, or is it going both directions at once? By long run I mean at least the past century or two, preferably longer, say all of known history. If you consider the questions too simple, tell us how. Materially equals econ/law/gov't, health, environment, world peace. Morally equals Hitler, Mother Teresa, Stalin, civil rights, etc.
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105Yes, the world is improving both materially and morally..17.14%18Yes, the world is improving materially but is deteriorating/stagnating morally.32.38%34Yes, the world is improving morally but is deteriorating/stagnating materially.1.90%2No, the world sucks all around.24.76%26Undecided.6.67%7I don't give a rip.3.81%4Nothing changes man, it's all the same trip13.33%14Last edited by ArmchairGeneral; 25 May 06,, 02:13.I enjoy being wrong too much to change my mind.Tags: None
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Originally posted by ArmchairGeneralIn the long run, is the world on an upward or downward trend, or is it going both directions at once? By long run I mean at least the past century or two, preferably longer, say all of known history. If you consider the questions too simple, tell us how. Materially equals econ/law/gov't, health, environment, world peace. Morally equals Hitler, Mother Teresa, Stalin, civil rights, etc.
Oh, Wait - Maybe you are not the late mass-poll-creator. I have but half my mind this evening - my bad.Last edited by THL; 25 May 06,, 02:38."To dream of the person you would like to be is to waste the person you are."-Sholem Asch
"I always turn to the sports page first, which records people's accomplishments. The front page has nothing but man's failures."-Earl Warren
"I didn't intend for this to take on a political tone. I'm just here for the drugs."-Nancy Reagan, when asked a political question at a "Just Say No" rally
"He no play-a da game, he no make-a da rules."-Earl Butz, on the Pope's attitude toward birth control
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Originally posted by parihakaOnly people who have voted may ask questions
Oh Damn!! That was a question, wasn't it?
Sh!t...there I went again with the questions, didn't I?
Oh for crying out loud, why must I keep on with the questions? I am going to have to vote multiple times now, aren't I? ;)"To dream of the person you would like to be is to waste the person you are."-Sholem Asch
"I always turn to the sports page first, which records people's accomplishments. The front page has nothing but man's failures."-Earl Warren
"I didn't intend for this to take on a political tone. I'm just here for the drugs."-Nancy Reagan, when asked a political question at a "Just Say No" rally
"He no play-a da game, he no make-a da rules."-Earl Butz, on the Pope's attitude toward birth control
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Originally posted by TopHatsLiberalAG - Whats up with you and all the polls?
Oh, Wait - Maybe you are not the late mass-poll-creator. I have but half my mind this evening - my bad.
(edit) Make that my third thread. Oops.Last edited by ArmchairGeneral; 25 May 06,, 23:10.I enjoy being wrong too much to change my mind.
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The world was getting better until Bushitler took office. Then it went to the shiiters. The world will start to improve again once he leaves office. And one day, I will find manbearpig."Only Nixon can go to China." -- Old Vulcan proverb.
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Originally posted by parihakaCan somebody point me to where the world has got worse, either morally or materially, over say the last 200 years?
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Originally posted by ArmchairGeneralThat is intended to be an example of moral deterioration, not improvement. Next example is Mother Teresa, obviously at the other end of the spectrum.Meat cutting classification NAMP 1174; the porterhouse is NAMP 1173.
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Originally posted by lwarmongerMaterially, larger populations without corresponding increases in productive capabilities has made Africa a worse place to live now than it was 200 years ago (many more people subsisting on substantially less resources).
Originally posted by lwarmongerMorally man's capacity for destruction has increased dramatically (we have become much better organized as a species, thus mass murders of various populations/ethnicities are occuring more often and on a larger scale now than they did in the past). Idealogy has been a great motivator for humanity, however human beings being human, has also been a motivator for increasingly destructive acts. I am of the opinion that the world is still populated by human beings. While our circumstances may change, people remain pretty much the same.
I wonder if there's any studies of deaths from warfare as a percentage of population through history? I must have a look....In the realm of spirit, seek clarity; in the material world, seek utility.
Leibniz
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Originally posted by parihakaCan somebody point me to where the world has got worse, either morally or materially, over say the last 200 years?"Only Nixon can go to China." -- Old Vulcan proverb.
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