Of _course_ the state of affairs today is not satisfactory. There are many ways we could improve the world, or Western Civilization. That's a completely differe

Of _course_ the state of affairs today is not satisfactory. There are many ways we could improve the world, or Western Civilization. That's a completely different question. We face several serious challenges to our civilization in the coming decades, no question. I don't even know if we will overcome them, but if we don't then out civilization will be in decline, if we do overcome them then it won't.