I would argue that humans don't advance. Our tech gets more interesting but the main value of computers is to show us what humans have done to nature and why we are toast.

@rainmanjr You don't think the human race has evolved and advanced to become more knowledgeable, understanding and clever?

I tend to believe that history and experience have taught us right from wrong, and most people are good or strive to be, but there are those who use evil as a weapon, and they know they are doing so, but don't care. If they do their evil in the name of religion or nationalism, they can resolve themselves of guilt.

@Julie808 Oh, we've evolved enough but can't put our advanced mechanicals into actual practice. This is so even for very informed people who continue to have six children when money starts rolling in. Good and evil are two sides of a coin which is always in play. Either will be face up half the time so fighting them is like fighting a breath. Don't take one. Hold it. Hold it. The breath almost always wins.

If humanity would live more in line with Taoist ideas then they would not suffer such evils. They would suffer other such evils.