以客觀角度來看，這個世界確實變得更好，但同時也變得更糟。前進一步，又倒退一步，仿佛宇宙在科技進步和文化倒退間達成平衡，使人類的進展呈鐘形曲線。
A sober looks shows that just have the world gotten to be a better place after all; it is also grown a bit worse at the exact same rate.; a one step up, a one step back sort of cosmic balance between forward progress, and cultural retreat, that puts man kind on a bell curve of existence.
