To try to answer this one you`d better go back in thought about 200 years, say to about the middle of the 18th century ,b4 gr8 changes began that have made the modern world what is 2day.
2007-10-12 02:36:01 · 6 answers · asked by sip 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
To put it in one sentence, I think we have more life but not better life compared to our forefathers.
Our obsession with quantity accentuated even further by our superior technology is providing more and more comforts in our life, but since we are sacrificing quality for quantity almost in a systematic manner, we are ending up with physical comfort with deteriorating mental peace and are finding ourselves perennially short of time and intimidated by an abundance of risks.
2007-10-12 02:54:00 · answer #1 · answered by small 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes and no. Certainly we have increased technology and capacity many times over even in my lifetime. So the potential for a person to have a better life is much better that 10, 50, 100, or 200 years ago.
But the technology has given us a higher standard to measure against. We not only want a TV but it has to be a 45" flat screened tv with cable to get 500 stations. So the definition of better has gotten much more detailed and costly and harder to get.
So life is better in relationship to our forefathers but we are not happier and more satisfied that our forefathers.
2007-10-12 11:46:27 · answer #2 · answered by ustoev 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No.Nowadays stress is more.There is no peace of mind.There is contempt,jealosy,etc.People are trying to live by killing his neighbour.Even in a family,there is no unity.Everywhere there is confusion.Those days,people lived a slow,healthy life.
2007-10-13 00:44:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes internet
communications
chocolate
tampons
cars
entertainment
true love
fun jobs
new gadgets and gizmos
HEALTHCARE
epidurals
free love
free speech
womens rights
movies
books
book stores
walmart-but that could be a negative
birth control
pants
awsome clothes and shoes
etc etc etc...
2007-10-12 09:48:44 · answer #4 · answered by Andria W 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no to many reasons to list.
global warming
terrorism
bush
all the pollution we breathe in everyday
we have gotten lazy
2007-10-12 09:40:03 · answer #5 · answered by Ollie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2007-10-12 16:31:35 · answer #6 · answered by amrita 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋