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<p>[QUOTE="John Anthony, post: 8082206, member: 42773"]In modern times, even the "poor" have access to treasures undreamt of by ancient kings: cuisine from around the world, extensive education, the opportunity to travel widely (in such miraculous contrivanves as planes, trains, and automobiles), health care, hygiene, instantaneous communication, extremely variegated entertainments, etc., etc., etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>One could look at the achievements of our science and technology and claim that the human race has truly progressed. But one look at the history of 20th century human rights atrocities and destruction betrays the lie. We are still the violent, irrational cavemen we always have been. We've simply put a thin veneer of civilization over it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="John Anthony, post: 8082206, member: 42773"]In modern times, even the "poor" have access to treasures undreamt of by ancient kings: cuisine from around the world, extensive education, the opportunity to travel widely (in such miraculous contrivanves as planes, trains, and automobiles), health care, hygiene, instantaneous communication, extremely variegated entertainments, etc., etc., etc. One could look at the achievements of our science and technology and claim that the human race has truly progressed. But one look at the history of 20th century human rights atrocities and destruction betrays the lie. We are still the violent, irrational cavemen we always have been. We've simply put a thin veneer of civilization over it.[/QUOTE]
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