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Revision as of 01:56, 2 January 2006
Intro
Not sure where this fits into the grand scheme of things... One major point basic philosophical disagreement seems to be whether or not humans can actually ever make significant progress ("progress" needing further definition); this page is for collecting evidence that humans do make progress. If anyone wants to contribute counterpoints, they can go in Reasons for Pessimism. --Woozle 18:54, 30 Dec 2005 (CST)
The List
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~1990 | Crime in the United States has been decreasing significantly since the early 1990s | |
~1993 | World violence has decreased | http://www.slate.com/id/2133226/, http://www.humansecurityreport.info/ |
~1990 | We now have a worldwide network allowing near-instantaneous essentially free communication between people in all parts of the world, with more people gaining access every day | |
1900s? | Women and minorities, once completely barred (by the force of law) from certain arenas (e.g. academia), now face barriers largely of a social nature and generally prohibited by law |