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Progress Doesn't Solve Human Problems
- Technological progress advances but human needs and emotional problems remain largely unchanged over history.
- Progress in tools doesn't equal moral or psychological progress across generations.
We're Much Like Other Animals
- Humans share many instincts and habit-driven behaviors with other animals despite our technological edge.
- The perceived gulf between humans and animals is historically and evolutionarily exaggerated.
Science Often Operates Like Faith
- Major scientific breakthroughs often began as speculative ideas that lacked immediate falsifiable evidence.
- Science functions in part like a faith, promising miracles and future deliverance similar to religion.