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Progress to Where?

Posted on April 1, 2015 by L Reese Cumming

babel_v03-_output Progress, by definition as a noun, refers to the movement towards either a specific goal or simply the movement in a particular direction.  There are a few characteristics to progress:

First; that progress implies towards, rather than away.

Second; that progress is necessarily imbued with the idea that any movement entailed in progress is for the benefit of the mover and not to any disadvantage.  Words used in defining progress include: advancement, improvement, development, and growth.

Third; that any new quality achieved through progress is considered to be superior to the previous quality.

Progress, by definition as a verb, refers more towards the idea of the movement of an object or condition without the adjudication, at the same moment, of any subjective value of good or bad.

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