This is quite long but worth a read, as are some of the linked articles:
Are we living at the 'hinge of history'?
You might also argue that civilisation’s relative youth makes us particularly influential. We’re only 10,000 years or so into human history, and a case could be made that earlier generations have a greater ability to lock changes, values and motivations that persist for later generations. We might think of civilisation today as a child who must carry both formative traits and scars for the rest of their lives.
This is my favourite - that religions could be said to be such - and holding us back. But then I would say that.
Any thoughts?
Are we living at the 'hinge of history'?
You might also argue that civilisation’s relative youth makes us particularly influential. We’re only 10,000 years or so into human history, and a case could be made that earlier generations have a greater ability to lock changes, values and motivations that persist for later generations. We might think of civilisation today as a child who must carry both formative traits and scars for the rest of their lives.
This is my favourite - that religions could be said to be such - and holding us back. But then I would say that.
Any thoughts?