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> true in some strict sense But it's not! Many intolerant societies became tolerant, whereas the paradox implies something like that is impossible!
by deogeo 8y ago
> true in some strict sense
But it's not! Many intolerant societies became tolerant, whereas the paradox implies something like that is impossible!
- daenz 8y agoThat's a good point. It's true that societies can lapse briefly (relatively) to intolerance, but on the whole, we seem to be constantly improving and moving towards a stable tolerance. People forget how brutal life has been historically, compared to now.