Dave L Wrote:
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> Did any of them ever produce artwork like the
> Greeks did? Or music like Mozart?
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> They generally spent their time either trying to
> seize power or abusing it.
Erh... what is your definition for religion. Did the Sumerians, Egyptians, Babylonians etc. have religions? Did civilisation not advance under these people? Civilisation advanced only under the Greeks, whose teachings were fully rational and logical?????? I don't think i'm understanding you properly....
Mmm. Dictatorships & monotheistic cults as opposed to democracy and philosophy then. Note that democracy and philosophy does not mean athiest. Do not mix up religion and god/s!
Dave L
Dave L Wrote:
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Do not mix up religion and god/s!
You're referring to post here aren't you? which one is it? i wasn't following this thread....
I was responding to you, in that civilisation advances under free society where people speak up and run the place, and don't just follow like sheep. It doesn't really matter whether its dictatorship by religion or dictator/king etc.
As far as I am reckon, there were four really big periods for civilisation : (excluding anything in the far east)
Old Kingdom Egypt,
Classical Greece,
Islam before the decline around 900-1400.
Post 1650 western civilisation.
You could also throw in a few years of Alexandria, and a few decades where Rome was ruled by the Good Emperors.
Dave L
