What's In a Name?

proteanview

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[tet43]

While listening to you pontificate about the evils of civilization, you look awfully cozy in your warm condo,with your recessed electric lighting system.(LOL)

[proteanview]

tet43 - Ha! You win! :-P

[Mobbin4theArt]

Civilization Is The Art Of Being Civil..There Is Nothin Civil About Aggression..If You Pounce On Someone For Their Land,Labor,Resource's Etc..You Have Not Created A Civilization,But All Out Warfare!!

[bobshenix]

@proteanview

I see humanity continuing in the direction of a 'Brave New World' type paradigm-- where all traditional value systems are abandoned and individual self-gratification is paramount to all else. Any sense of human purpose will revolve solely around the never-ending pursuit of pleasure and entertainment.

Of course, unequivocal obedience to political authority will be a prerequisite for this indulgent lifestyle since "big brother" blesses the individual with such comfortable luxuries!

[theevilgood]

@theevilgood Were Native Americans any less of a civilization than the Europeans who invaded their land? No. They were simply a different type of civilization; one that held different values than those Europeans. To take it further, the civilizations can be classified even further down into smaller civilizations called "tribes."

[theevilgood]

To answer your question with a question, how do you define civilization?

If we define "civilization" in the same way as we use the moniker "the civilized world" then I would tend to agree with your assertion. However, this is not how I choose to define civilization, as the meaning of it is defined primarily by those viewing it.

[derhow]

The quote at 1:53 is absolutely true. I was knew college/university were cons but I never thought of it like that.

[derhow]

Civilisation - emperors, technology, art, science, collapse, power, hegemony, war, death, intelligence, prosperity.

Those are a few things that come to mind.

[DixieTrixie101]

@proteanview Right on! Companies come to my mind. Dictators are dictators, whether they be religious, political, or even commercial. If they are true dictators, having control over one pretty much grants you the control over the others as well. Chrisitanity benefited from global colonization of the world. Hence missionaries are now entering Iraq and "educating" the locals about their religion, as the government teaches them about "civilization" and Wal mart "teaches" them about consumerism.

[flashablecards]

I think you have valid points, but I also think civilization is just as natural and necessary to humans as it is to ants. We do it to survive; in a world with no order, the human lifespan is much less. The ultimate truth is that what we deem to be corrosive to human life turns out to be essential to its continuance.

[CrazedCousinDougal]

@blinkboy341 I like to think of Tyler Durden as a modern day prophet. The film is probably one of the most important films of my generation.

[asphyxiateDrake00]

1:51 Best sentence I've heard all year!