Intrepid wrote:Eorl wrote:Since life is getting better for humanity all the time, I guess the magic return is a long way off.
How do you figure that things are getting better? Do you read the news?

I would not attempt to answer for Eorl, however I would also postulate things are in fact getting consistently better for humans.
Why? Technology. Technology advances, and as it does our lives become easier, our lives become longer, our knowledge in general becomes more robust.
Your seeming contention that the state of affairs in regards to war/politics is worse now than times before now rings hollow, without any data to back it.
It seems to me that there are always wars going on, and the only measurable difference between now and any other given time is media coverage. US and US puppets at war brings US media frenzy, which brings hype to the public (case in point:this thread)
Nothing new or exciting.