has anyone here ever read Ishmael by Daniel Quinn?
does anyone think we can actually change for the better?

no I havent..

As individuals we can change for the better.. As a human race or as a people... I dont think we can ..

but I have no evidence of supporting that other than looking back into ancient civilizations that were plagued by almost the same amount of good and evil that we have today..

Humans has a dual nature...a result of being ruled by both society and instincts, in my opinion. We might get better, in time, at least most of us, but we will never be truly good in the extreme sense of the word.

*sigh* i dunno, i guess you'd have to read the book to understand. if you haven't read it i would highly recommend it though. there's a website for it
<http://www.ishmael.com/>

Sounds a bit weird what if almost all of the humans in the world changed to the better would the human race as a people change for the better?