to deny that progress has happened........
"The only way out is through progress."
What I call the principle of optimism is that all evils are caused by a lack of knowledge. By ‘evils’ I mean anything that causes suffering or impairs human thriving. I have argued[1] that there are no limitations, other than the laws of nature, on our ability to eliminate evils by creating knowledge. And I agree with Karl Popper’s arguments[2] that this is done by problem-solving: criticizing and testing existing knowledge and creatively guessing improvements, usually incrementally. Thus, evils are problems – inadequacies or errors in existing knowledge.
........... to deny that progress has happened, is happening, or would be a Good Thing if it did happen. That is cynicism.
David Deutsch, professor at Oxford University and one of the world's leading intellectuals on optimism.
The Good old days were not good at all.
we have more trees, more fish more quality of life thanks to technology . We should bet in research not in solar panels. To cover the worlds with miles & miles of solar panels is totally inefficient and probably not good for the envoirment.
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