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He never said or implied that medical progress doesn't lead to happiness. In fact he said that it does lead to happiness. You're arguing against a straw man.
by adamzerner 12y ago
He never said or implied that medical progress doesn't lead to happiness. In fact he said that it does lead to happiness. You're arguing against a straw man.
- facepalm 12y agoAnd you are using the "no true scottsman" fallacy :-) Medical progress is also progress, but suddenly it is magically excluded from the "does progress bring happiness" equation? And presmuably it is not only medicine, it's also clean water and food, fast transport to hospitals, fast alerts of the medics (via iPhone), and so on.