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Comment author: shokwave 28 January 2012 12:52:38AM 3 points [-]

the decline of violence

Surely some other bad thing has increased in proportion; I could make an attempt but I don't really feel like defending the idea.

the increase in healthy lifespan

You mean an an increase in the amount of time we spend living a net negative existence, necessitating the suffering of others? That sounds like a bad thing to me, not a good thing.

Comment author: Baughn 03 February 2012 10:45:42AM 5 points [-]

Why "surely"?

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