by William A. Call
Most Advanced?
We moderns are proud of our achievements. When we compare our technology with that of our ancestors, we see how far we have come. Two hundred years ago our forbears traveled in wagons, used open fires to heat their homes, and struggled to prevent infant mortality. The Scientific Revolution was well underway and was joined by a communication, transportation, and industrial revolution. In our own time new technology in health care, safety, and nutrition have added significantly to life expectancy as well as con- tinued activity into old age. There is, however, an aspect of our existence compared to that of our forebears that may not be tipped in our favor. If we could go back and question a great great grand- parent concerning how we humans fit into a broader than this-life- only context, we would likely get a response. If, however, the tables were turned and our ancestors could come back and question us today on the same topic, a blank stare might be our only reply.
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