ADVANCING-

So-
Despite a fragile economy and slogging through the nightmare which continues to be Iraq... despite a black man about to become President having to contend with ludicrous charges of sexism? jeez- how we love to revel in our societal insecurities and guilt! there are three areas where we just can't help advancing...

Communication

Medicine

Astronomy

They appear unstoppable alongside the roadblocks we constantly throw up against enlightened or "elitist" thinking.

Perhaps that is because deep in our instinctive evolutionary gut, we know that there is nothing more important to our survival than to retain the ability to share with each other, stay well and whole, and look to the stars.