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Religion and Ethics Discussion => Philosophy, in all its guises. => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on January 02, 2024, 01:38:47 AM

Title: The civilisation myth: How new discoveries are rewriting human history
Post by: Nearly Sane on January 02, 2024, 01:38:47 AM

Interesting stuff. We like linear narratives, and there is a great seductive quality in the idea that there was some magic trigger to us advancing into the sunlit uplands of civilisation.


https://archive.vn/ovwmz

Title: Re: The civilisation myth: How new discoveries are rewriting human history
Post by: torridon on January 02, 2024, 07:16:22 AM

Interesting, thanks.  The more we find out about the past, the less simple and straightforward our narratives have to become.