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Is it too early or late to judge the enlightenment?

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Is it too early or late to judge the enlightenment?
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RE: Is it too early or late to judge the enlightenment?
November 27, 2013 at 6:20 pm (This post was last modified: November 27, 2013 at 6:27 pm by bennyboy.)
(November 24, 2013 at 12:35 pm)I and I Wrote:
(November 24, 2013 at 12:23 pm)Cinjin Wrote: The answer is subjective. What one man deems enlightenment, another deems as folly. This conversation is a circle jerk from the word go.

The word and it's connotations have been used by many historians. The manner in which it is commonly used is what I am referring to. Has our ways if thinking about ourselves made us better human beings?

Apparently, the enlightenment has not improved spelling and grammar very much. Tongue
(November 24, 2013 at 12:37 pm)I and I Wrote:
(November 24, 2013 at 12:22 pm)xpastor Wrote: Also democracy and tolerance.

Democracy has been a failure in every aspect. Democracy has never been synonymous with more freedom or liberty.

Are we more tolerant today than in the past?
Yes, we are more tolerant today than in the past. Thanks, Enlightenment!

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RE: Is it too early or late to judge the enlightenment? - by bennyboy - November 27, 2013 at 6:20 pm

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