As a society,are we better than we were 2000 yrs ago?

Question

We still persicute.wage war.condem others and their beliefs,murder,rape,steal,lie.The only difference i see is we now have technology.but we haven't changed.I don't mean everybody.just as a society.we all need to wake up from our trance

Answer 1

With people like Bush, Fox News commentators, Ann Coultergeist etc., American society is certainly being dragged back to the stone age in some respects. Rich and powerful people take the controls and scare the weaker-minded folks into being suspicious of, or hating, anything progressive. What we have are a nation of brainwashed sheep and a few corrupt authoritarian figures telling them how and what to think. It's the same in many countries around the world; although we call it "democracy" here, it's more Nazi Germany than most people are aware of.

Answer 2

Those things will always exist. I don't think it would be possible. As long as you have two different people with two different views, there will always be war, violence, murder, etc....

We have made some advances though, and not just in technology. Women are in a better position now than they were 2000 years ago. Just read the bible....not for it's religious content, but for the way they looked at women. It's not to say that it doesn't exist somewhere in the world today, but at least our views are evolving. Slavery is another good example. The thing is, you can't FORCE change, you have to want it. You have to make sure that you pass on your beliefs to your children and make them, and future generations, better people.

Answer 3

I think we are in the best of times and the worst of times. All those horrible things that happened then, happen now and worse. However, never have women, children and babies been given so much respect. Never have so Many people been crusaders for a better world. Never have so Many cared about the sick and the poor of the world. Think about it. 2000 years ago, did the rich give tons of money to the sick or the lowest class? No! They spit on them and shunned them into sick camps. But now we have hospitals that care for the sick and homeless free of charge, and there are food stamps and welfare in this country and charities going to other countries. Of corse we are all far from perfect and many complain about helping others. But my point is that in so many ways this is the best of times too. If your life doesn't let you see that, can I suggest that maybe your hanging around the worst of things? rather than the best...

Answer 4

Lets see, no more human sacrifice, no gladiators fighting to the death, no more slavery, we have the concept of human rights (even women & children have rights -- a novel idea to the Romans), prison reform (in Roman times, prisoners had no rights --they were often worked to death), the invention of the concept of hospitals, the invention of private charities , widespread democracy, freedom of religion, the invention of the concept of orphanages, etc.

Maybe human nature is the same, but as a society, we have come a long way baby, compared to the pagan Romans and the barbarians.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

I don't think man has changed at all we are all still sinners. Yet I see a marked difference between civilization of the Roman era and the era of the modern world. The major powers of today don't execute people for simple holding political disagreements with those in power. Wars are not conducted for conquest sake.. I think our society has improved... Jim

Answer 7

You are generally correct about continuing horrors. But life is much, much easier for probably 25% of the world and people live about 2x as long. So I'd have to say that on balance, "society" is better off now.

Answer 8

We are way better off. I wasn't around 2000 years ago, but I can imagine the hardships of daily life. Even the "poor" in America are living far better than the average person in the ancient world.

Answer 9

humans have matured as a species a long ways in two thousand years-as a rule this is a much kinder and gentle place then it was-thats the good news-bad news is that we are much more efficient at killing the ever before-have to wish we had spent more on helping all then on removing them-we do still have a long ways to go but i have faith that we are slowly getting there-lots of love old hippie here

Answer 10

Hmm..how many human rights organizations were there 2000 years ago? 2000 years ago, were there any laws against beating your wife? Your child? Or laws against selling your wife or child? Owning slaves? Human nature may still be violent and judgmental, but we have laws and religions and customs that guide us to the better side of our natures.

And, yeah, air conditioning is good, too.