Humanity's progress

[jmervyn]

Hi guys,

Tempers are flaring and the original topic was lost many pages ago. It's time to shake hands, agree to disagree and move on to other (hopefully more productive) topics.

I'll be closing this thread in about 16 hours so please put your WMDs away and get your final thoughts in. Thanks.

Sadly, I concur.

Thing was, I said from the beginning I didn't want this to be political/rut-wearing/rehash of previous arguments. So what happens?

This is why I can't have nice things.

P.S. Looks like I screwed up the quotation on the wall o'text anyway. So I'll offer this in closing:

[Dredd]

I think your post is too short for them to read it, Dredd

Heheh, I needed that. Thank you.

Thing was, I said from the beginning I didn't want this to be political/rut-wearing/rehash of previous arguments. So what happens?

It's inevitable that any conversation about the progress of humanity is going to include traditionally volatile subjects like religious freedom, social values, civil rights, federal power/spending, etc. We just stumbled out of a particularly explosive and possibly game-changing election season and emotions are still running high. I'm not at all surprised by the harsh direction this thread took - we've hardly had a chance to catch our collective breaths and reflect.

This is why I can't have nice things.

That's not true at all. I think the original topic was very worthwhile. This just may be the wrong moment to attempt that conversation. You're totally free to begin anew with a "Humanity's Progress 2.0" sometime down the road.
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Anyway, closing this thread. As always, anybody who has questions or concerns about my actions is free to contact me via PM.