This doesn’t address the original post, but I am dubious of Joseph’s statement that this is some sort of intrinsic difference between the Jewish and Gentile worldview (as if there was only one Gentile worldview!). It is, perhaps, a commonly held view in modern secular society that modern society is more refined and advanced than past societies , and of course this is obviously correct in terms of scientific discoveries in technology.
However, the idea that current society was inferior to the greatness of the past is quite common throughout history. Note that even today it is common to refer to the generation who lived through the Depression and World War 2 as “the greatest generation”.
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