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Title: Change or progress?
Post by: 2Slow on December 16, 2007, 09:35:41 AM

Change or progress, which do you prefer?  I prefer the latter.

change
1.  to make the form, nature, content, future course, etc., of (something) different from what it is or from what it would be if left alone: to change one's name; to change one's opinion; to change the course of history.

2.  to transform or convert (usually fol. by into): The witch changed the prince into a toad.

3.  to substitute another or others for; exchange for something else, usually of the same kind: She changed her shoes when she got home from the office.

progress
1.  a movement toward a goal or to a further or higher stage: the progress of a student toward a degree.

2.  developmental activity in science, technology, etc., esp. with reference to the commercial opportunities created thereby or to the promotion of the material well-being of the public through the goods, techniques, or facilities created.

3.  advancement in general.

4.  growth or development; continuous improvement: He shows progress in his muscular coordination.

5.  the development of an individual or society in a direction considered more beneficial than and superior to the previous level.

Title: Change or progress?
Post by: lazs2 on December 16, 2007, 09:45:13 AM

all progress requires change but not all change is progress unless.....

You can  have progress toward something evil or just plain stupid.

lazs

Title: Change or progress?
Post by: AKIron on December 16, 2007, 09:47:45 AM

Change is inevitable. Progress is a matter of perspective.

Title: Change or progress?
Post by: 2Slow on December 16, 2007, 10:22:51 AM

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Originally posted by lazs2
all progress requires change but not all change is progress unless.....

You can  have progress toward something evil or just plain stupid.

lazs

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Originally posted by AKIron
Change is inevitable. Progress is a matter of perspective.

I agree, if you have an evil or stupid goal, then you can progress towards it.  Progress is, indeed, a matter of perspective.

I keep hearing in the political news that some are calling for a change.  I do not hear them calling for change with a goal of progress in the betterment of the nation.

I fear the only change they are looking for is a donkey or elephant drawing the paycheck of a particular office.