Have you heard? Violence is on the decline!
Yep, that’s right, according to Steven Pinker, a professor of psychology at Harvard. He argues that the world is a much safer place to live than in the past.
He documents in his latest book, “Better Angels of our Nature,” a steady and long-term decline in violence over the history of mankind.
I haven’t read the book, but a reader tipped me off about the volume, so I looked up a book review in the New York Times. The first half of the review is the best part, with many views and facts that you’ll likely find new, refreshing and very encouraging for the future of humanity.
Very interesting synopsis of his ideas on the broader range of historical peace vs violence. What effect does the Comforter have on all this now that the world has it? What effect does the army of spiritual thinkers have on our historical perspective past, present and future? Has that been addressed yet? Sher