Daily Question,"Does history progress? Is an elephant really "better" than a mammoth?"

Not believing that history progress’ suggests that modern western civilization is simply a result of
random changes. This is absurd. A world created by chance is not the world in which I live. My assertion
is that our modern civilization is a result of an improvement and the advancement of history.

Certainly, as we reflect on history, we can easily see the extraordinary progress that has been made
in almost every aspect of our historical civilization. There have been remarkable advancements in
technology, communications, art, transportation, science and medicine. This progress could only been
achieved by applying objective, purposeful, progressive thinking to the knowledge and discoveries
in history; therefore, advancing history. It is not within human nature to be complacent; we have an
innate desire for improvement and advancement. Karl Marx once said “History does nothing; it does
not possess immense riches, it does not fight battles. It is men, real, living, who do all this”. History
does progress, but, its progression is solely dependent on the inherent desire of men to move forward,
changing the course of chance.

Unlike the elephant, the Wooly Mammoth was unable to adapt to the changing environmental forces
it faced and became extinct. The elephant being able to adjust to the changing environment conditions
advanced its species in history. For the simple fact that elephant still exists today, suggests that it
is “better” than the mammoth. The elephant’s history has in fact progressed, where the mammoth’s
history ended million’s years ago, perhaps by chance.