Change?

[The Stranger]

Bah, that makes no sense.

The more authority has disappeared, the more freedom people are given and the more every individual is allowed to think for himself, the more progress humanity has progressed. Never before has authority been so absent, never before has every individual human been more rational. And never before have we seen progress like we see today.

thats only true if people are free rational agents, which is still under question... (hehe low i know.)

Never before has authority been so absent, never before has every individual human been more rational. And never before have we seen progress like we see today.

and i actually doubt that very much. never since the dawn of modern times has humanity performed and suffered so many sickening deeds. mysticism is flourishing more and more than the few centuries before. and i think even though it is true that centralised authority is pretty much absent, humans are very far from being free. they are controlled a lot, they just dont realise it. and what's worse, no one knows who or what is in charge.

The pyramids could very well be completed if everyone questioned authority, IF everyone agreed that building them was a good thing and not an unneccessary waste of human life and resources.

what is the realistic chance of that happening? cmon...