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It’s Getting Better All the Time: Update

It’s Getting Better All the Time: Update

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Returning to the subject of my previous post “It’s Getting Better All the Time,” I just wanted to share recent news about how the world is getting better: 1. Steady Decline in Major Crime Baffles Experts: The number of violent crimes in the United States dropped significantly last year, to what appeared to be the lowest rate in nearly 40 years, a development that was considered puzzling partly because it ran counter to the prevailing expectation that crime would increase…

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It’s Getting Better All the Time

It’s Getting Better All the Time

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I frequently hear people say that they think the world is getting more evil and more dangerous. But the statistics show that, in most ways, over the last few decades life has been getting better for most people, and violence and crime are decreasing in meaningful ways for most people. Let’s talk about some of the many ways in which the world is getting better. Let’s start with the most evil things in many religions: murder and abortion: Murder, violence,…

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