Has the mnknds cndition gotten better since 1914?

D wiltshire

Has mankind condition gotten worse or better since 1914?
The WT concludes that more people are sufuring more since 1914 because that year would spell trouble that would increase.
A brother giving a public talk a couple of weeks ago said mans life span has not increase any noticible amount even with all the advancement we have made in medicine and so the thought trying to be conveyed was don't trust science.

I know many will eagerly point out the facts.

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metatron

Let's see - refrigerators, indoor toilets, airtravel,
antibiotics, the eradication of smallpox, space exploration,
microwave ovens, radio, computers, automobiles, Social Security,
civil rights, blacks not being lynched, women's rights,
reduced infant mortality...

Nope, I can't think of a thing that's gotten better since 1914!

metatron

Simon

There was a WT or Awake a few years ago which mentioned that the average lifespan had increased and was actually now the highest it has ever been. This is despite all the wars and famine which isn't worse than in history ... it is just reported more globally.

How this fits in with their notion that we are living in the 'last days' which have to be cut short lest none survive is difficult to fathom.

Simon

I think the article was something to do with medical science and that despite 'mankinds efforts' and the advanced lifespan now provided becuase of medicine they would never provide everlasting life "like what they won't".

MavMan

World War I, World War II, Genocide of Jews, Genocide of Balkans, Genocide in Ruwanda, Vietnam War, Terrorism, Abortions, Hunger in Africa and Asia, Threat of Nuclear Holocoust, Guerrilla Warfare, Aids

Nope, I can't think of a thing that's gotten worst since 1914!

aTHINKING1

mav,
i would suggest you read "sign of the last days...when" by carl jonsson. you will be amazed at the sheer number of misquotes an half quotes that the wt uses to support their claims. they have become experts at using "........." i always wondered what they were leaving out. now i know!

Carmel

This has been the "Century of Light"! Historians in the future will trace social, political, scientific, economic and yes spiritual ideas and institutions back to their roots that manifest themselves in the 20th century. Truely it has been seminal in humanities collective and individual evolution.

so sayeth the soothsayer!

carmel

larc

Mav,

Instead if puting up names of problems, you ought to put facts and figures. The 20th Century was one of the best in mankind's history. The average life span is up by more the 10% in the last century. This would not be possible if wars, pertelence, and famine hadn't lessened compared to other centuries. By far, the 14th century was far worse. It was so bad that the world population declined during that one hundred year period. Mav, I hate to confuse you with facts since your is made up already.

Elsewhere

Hmmm, let me see here, we are...

Living longer
More Healthy
Eating better
Surviving natural disasters better
Reducing disease
Reducing hunger and starvation
AND
Creating societies that respect the needs of the individual

Oh yeah, these are "critical times hard to deal with".

I will not deny that there are some terrible things going on (terrorism, suicide bombers in Israel, threat of nuclear war), but as a whole, humans ARE doing better that we have ever in all of history.

Things are getting better, not worst.

"As every one knows, there are mistakes in the Bible" - The Watchtower, April 15, 1928, p. 126
Believe in yourself, not mythology.
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Elsewhere

One more thing... a simple "general" gauge of how humans are doing is to look at population growth. In the last 50 years, the population has exploded. It fact, humans are so prosperous right now that we are having to RESTRICT population growth... now that is impressive!

"As every one knows, there are mistakes in the Bible" - The Watchtower, April 15, 1928, p. 126
Believe in yourself, not mythology.
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Has the mnknds cndition gotten better since 1914?

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