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Humans are funny. We pretend (a lot) to be more civilized than we are. Even the best of us falls far short of the ideal. We like to believe we're very far from

Humans are funny. We pretend (a lot) to be more civilized than we are. Even the best of us falls far short of the ideal. We like to believe we're very far from human sacrifice, tyranny, the Triumphs of Rome, etc. We're very much not.

cseleborg 3y ago
In many cases, we should look at a civilization's institutions rather than at its individuals to judge its degree of "advancement". Institutions are often much closer to the ideals of a society than its people. For example, in many countries, people are quick to suspect someone, whereas the judicial system sees a defendant as innocent until proven guilty. (Imperfectly, of course, but better than what people do.) (Edit: typo)