Now that all of my own questions have been discussed, can one decide whether history really leads naturally toward "the good society"? The author of the question, Glenn Tinder, has his own answer. I thought much of his answer was irrelevant to the question, but I did agree with some of the points he made. He brought up Condorcet's theory on progression, that humans will always eventually find enlightenment through dark times, because the "human race [is] moved by a nearly irresistible destiny toward enlightenment", which I agree with for most people. His example was the Middle Ages, 3 period of superstition, intolerance, and oppression. But the human race survived that

Humanity, on the other hand, made it through this four-period time and has since soared into the age of art and science. In the face of gloom, we will always look for a guiding light, because we know that the shadows are only there for a little time. Along with Friedrich Nietzsche and Karl Marx, I shared a desire to see the long-term process of change, no matter how "blindness and shortcomings of human people would postpone it.

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GlennTinder, the creator of the inquiry, has a response of his own. While I didn't agree with everything he said, there were a few things I did. Since "the human race [is] pulled by an early irrepressible destiny toward enlightenment," as put forward by Condorcet, humanity will always discover enlightenment, regardless of how dark the circumstances may be. It was at this time period of superstition, bigotry, and tyranny that he used as an example. Humanity, on the other hand, made it through this four-period time and has since soared into the age of art and science. In the face of gloom, we will always look for a guiding light, because we know that the shadows are only there for a little time. Along with Friedrich Nietzsche and Karl Marx, I shared a desire to see the long-term process of change, no matter how "blindness and shortcomings of human people would postpone it." Agreeing with both ideas suggests that the human species is always striving for development, no matter how long it takes or how hard others attempt to impede it.