I have no faith in human perfectability. I think that human exertion will have no appreciable effect upon humanity. Man is now only more active - not more happy - nor more wise, than he was 6000 years ago. —
Edgar Allan Poe to James Russell Lowell, July 2, 1844
7 comments:
humanity changes over many thousands of years, if it changes at all.
Yep. Well-said, Mr. Poe.
Doesn't appear to be any improvement, but humanity doesn't have a goal, it's just there.
Yes, the human will always be an unfinished product.
If you get a chance the longer letter I link to is equally as revealing/interesting.
I'd not heard that quote before and not thought about the question in that way, but i'm sure he was spot on!
On the other hand, consider the source.
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