http://blogs.bu.edu/dscott/2011/11/28/modernity-and-the-myth-of-progress/ Historical and missiological reflections on modernity, postmodernity, and what comes next Fri, 24 May 2013 11:54:27 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 http://blogs.bu.edu/dscott/2011/11/28/modernity-and-the-myth-of-progress/comment-page-1/#comment-9959 David W. Scott Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:48:39 +0000 http://blogs.bu.edu/dscott/?p=183#comment-9959 Marc, I'm glad you enjoyed the post, and I appreciate you sharing the resulting Facebook conversation with you. Your comment about whether everything that we currently regard as progress will still be seen the same way in a million years (or even 1,000 years) is very apt. Thanks again for sharing, David Marc,
I’m glad you enjoyed the post, and I appreciate you sharing the resulting Facebook conversation with you. Your comment about whether everything that we currently regard as progress will still be seen the same way in a million years (or even 1,000 years) is very apt.
Thanks again for sharing,
David

]]> http://blogs.bu.edu/dscott/2011/11/28/modernity-and-the-myth-of-progress/comment-page-1/#comment-9957 Marc Kandalaft Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:24:01 +0000 http://blogs.bu.edu/dscott/?p=183#comment-9957 Hello I really liked your post. I shared it on my FB page and here are some of the reactions if you're interested : https://www.facebook.com/notes/marc-kandalaft-design/modernity-and-the-myth-of-progress/494147253980358 Cordially, Marc K Hello I really liked your post.
I shared it on my FB page and here are some of the reactions if you’re interested : https://www.facebook.com/notes/marc-kandalaft-design/modernity-and-the-myth-of-progress/494147253980358
Cordially,
Marc K

]]> http://blogs.bu.edu/dscott/2011/11/28/modernity-and-the-myth-of-progress/comment-page-1/#comment-879 David Shane Tue, 27 Dec 2011 21:41:37 +0000 http://blogs.bu.edu/dscott/?p=183#comment-879 I think morality is another one of these areas where people just assume we are naturally progressing (and expect that progress may be made). For example, I'm not sure what you believe personally, but regarding homosexuality, I think you could sum up many people's beliefs as "our backward ancestors thought it was wrong, but we realize it's morally fine, because we've progressed." (You probably realize that that reasoning is just bad history - plenty of our ancestors thought it was morally fine - but I do think that is the modern position of many.) I think morality is another one of these areas where people just assume we are naturally progressing (and expect that progress may be made). For example, I’m not sure what you believe personally, but regarding homosexuality, I think you could sum up many people’s beliefs as “our backward ancestors thought it was wrong, but we realize it’s morally fine, because we’ve progressed.” (You probably realize that that reasoning is just bad history – plenty of our ancestors thought it was morally fine – but I do think that is the modern position of many.)

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