as some are aware there have been several enlightenments before 'western' culture's recent industrial revolution. the muslims had a immeasurable progress through the creation of elementary versions of natural selection, and moderate versions of al'jabr (now called algebra), amoung other less celebrated accomplishments. the greeks before them came up with aqueducts, geometry, and elementary steam power. earlier still there were aggricultural revolution(s) which changed the political and structural landscape to quite notable degrees. but when we think of the enlightenment it is the western boom, now coming to an end.
what was it about the various booms which created the amazing growth of industry, and how do the mistakes made effect the fruition of progress?
i believe the cultures began to plummet, when they got too proud to learn. the greeks and the muslims, like americans today, were vicariously proud of the accomplishments of their people. and they laid claim to knowledge unearned. they were educated to a degree by the learned, but proud rather than humbled by what they acquired/learned which wasn't dependent on their own labor. all due to the lack of arduous trial. i believe this was the cause due to the implications and cross pollination of pride making other view of less substance, more fertile. so by reaping the harvest of the society through cooperation lives were extended, and with them the fallacious views they portend.
in doing this they forgot their place, and the majority's leadership crumbled under the weight of the dogmatic zionism. right at the place where majority rule meets minority rights, the wrong minorities of more traditional fervor were the ones granted preference.
without fixing how we evaluate voting and merit, our secular society will likely choose the wrong parties for guidance. which will kill the blip of civility.
how should we handle power?
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