There is a lot of talk these days about whether the world is going to pot, or to hell, or to some other such nefarious location. I wondered, too, until I came across a report by F.A.Schimal't, the world-renowned poll takers headquartered in Lyons, France.
They surveyed over 100,000 people over the age of 15 and asked but two questions:
1. Did you at any time during the past year do any of the following even once:
Lie to, steal from, cheat or betray a friend, family member, co-worker or neighbor?
2. If your answer to Question 1 was No, would your answer be Yes if the occasion arose when you felt it was in your best interest to do any of them?
A staggering 98.3% of those polled answered Yes to Question 1...and an additional 1.4% answered Yes to Question 2! The survey's margin of error is plus or minus 1%. Meaning, according to the poll takers, that fewer than 1-1/2% of the world's population over age 15, possibly none of them, are honest and virtuous.
So, the answer to the question "Is the world going to hell?" is, emphatically, No.
It is already there.
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