> Later generation will look down at our barbarism the same way we look at tribes of cannibalistic neanderthals.
I believe this is true of any philosophy that believes itself the path to progress.
If I believed my philosophy would result in future generations looking back at us as a pinnacle of human rights and technical progress - I’d look for a different philosophy.
It’s also fair to say the path to that progress you referenced in comparison is historical record - we know the societal structures in place when we accomplished that.
People die of blacklung, scurvy and smallpox, they die in slavery...
Oh wait, they don't any more. Later generation will look down at our barbarism the same way we look at tribes of cannibalistic neanderthals.