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Rab said:
VAMatt said:

Progress has been true forever, not for a short time.  

Antibiotics....well, there is certainly some risk there, but that's all it is - risk.  There is no certainty that were fucked, or even close to it.  

Crops - I don't even know what you're talking about.  Crop yields, resistance to drought, resistance to pests, and just about everything else having to do with the food supply is moving in a positive direction.

Bees - there simply isn't a problem.  Bee populations are experiencing massive growth.  There was an 18 month scare, which appears to have been significantly overblown.  

You thinking by countering a few examples as if that's the whole picture is sadly misdirected logic, it's a far bigger picture than that, you will need to do some serious research if your really looking for some truth in this complex matter   

Many major crops have progressed in areas of resistance to disease due to the injection of wild genes from natural stock, look it up, also due to the fact your unaware of this may mean you don't really have a full grasp of how interconnected we are to our ecological biodiversity, I would suggest you look into it seriously instead of countering small points   

Please don't think any improvement over a small time frame will always last (even a 1000 yrs is a short time), it's a common historical mistake which we should learn from 

I'm not sure what to say to this.  You are pointing to evidence of progress - an example of humans taking steps to improve our lives and further our survival - and saying it is an example of problem.  It's basically like saying the fact that lifespans are increasing is a sign that humans are about to go extinct.