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The negative and dismissive comments here are enlightening. Progressivism (the religion of many of the narcissistic STEM grads on HN) would appear to in reality
by kingmanaz 9y ago
The negative and dismissive comments here are enlightening. Progressivism (the religion of many of the narcissistic STEM grads on HN) would appear to in reality be a form of temporal parochialism; for this Star-Trekian religion to function, the past simply has to be worse than the present and future.
- icebraining 9y agoThe only unsubstantial dismissal I see in this thread is yours.
- Chris2048 9y agoCan you tell me what you mean by "negative and dismissive"? If negative includes perfectly valid criticism, then who cares? Dismissive? Which comments? Rather than generalising over this thread-tree, why not respond to some? It seems a bit early for you to be invoking a stereotype.
- fivestar 9y agoYes, I do find it interesting what gets downvoted and why. There is a great deal groupthink and foregone conclusions and not enough critical thinking. We are all subject to our own biases, but if those biases close up our minds to new ideas, then you aren't being scientific or seeking truth. Being scientific means that when conclusions take you to places you are not comfortable with, you keep going anyways. To avoid doing so is dangerous, and I see so much of that avoidance today, unfortunately for all of us. Reject that "religion" and free yourself from guilt. Whether the past was better or worse is irrelevant. I only seek to understand the findings and have them inform our current times. I do find it hard to believe that life in the Victorian Era was longer/more enjoyable than today simply because modern medicine has evolved so much and because we know so much more about what harms people.