Of course I believe it. As I said, we're living in the most peaceful era in history:Wow, i can't believe you think thats the case????
http://online.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424053111904106704576583203589408180
... and they always have been. Usually in much greater numbers.Have you watched the news recently? Cases of domestic violence are so bad the world needs to have a special day to try and stop it, parents murdering their children and vice versa, slavery, pedophile rings, school shootings, acts of genocide, violent protests and demonstrations... these are daily occurrences
Well, the fact that our societies acknowledge the problem of domestic abuse is relatively new, but I see this as more of a positive than a negative: the abuse itself was always there, but the fact that this is now a problem we're tackling suggests that other issues aren't taking our attention as much any more, and it creates the hope for progress.
All the problems you listed do exist. I'm not arguing that the world today is perfect. What I am doing, though, is arguing that it's better now than it has been historically.
Can you point me to any historical era that didn't have the problems you listed?