[BenLurkin]

“There have been, and will be again, many destructions of mankind arising out of many causes; the greatest have been brought about by the agencies of fire and water, and other lesser ones by innumerable other causes.

“There is a story, which even you have preserved, that once upon a time Phaethon, the son of Helios, having yoked the steeds in his father’s chariot, because he was not able to drive them in the path of his father, burnt up all that was upon the earth, and was himself destroyed by a thunderbolt. Now this has the form of a myth, but really signifies a declination of the bodies moving in the heavens around the earth, and a great conflagration of things upon the earth, which recurs after long intervals;...

“Whereas just when you and other nations are beginning to be provided with letters and the other requisites of civilized life, after the usual interval, the stream from heaven, like a pestilence, comes pouring down, and leaves only those of you who are destitute of letters and education; and so you have to begin all over again like children, and know nothing of what happened in ancient times...”

Plato

[1010RD]

Wow, great quote. I’d never read it before. It’s interesting how both the devil and liberals long to destroy history and the knowledge of it or maybe it’s not interesting, but expected.

[Fungi]

What book was this in?

[cripplecreek]

“Whereas just when you and other nations are beginning to be provided with letters and the other requisites of civilized life, after the usual interval, the stream from heaven, like a pestilence, comes pouring down, and leaves only those of you who are destitute of letters and education;

Sounds like he understood that cities suffer the brunt of cataclysm. I interpret it as meaning those with little to begin with tend to be survivors.

However there is a lot of common knowledge these days that isn't easily lost. Even a lowly high school dropout like myself can give a fair explanation of lift and even demonstrate how it works.

[UCANSEE2]

Like Phoenix rising from the ashes (all stories have a message), even if the end of 'life' on Earth comes, it will start over.

It's already happened at least six times, as a conservative estimate.

[no-to-illegals]

Signs Plato though the Earth had technology countless times, only to be dust upon dust and forever lost. Makes sense. One would have to surmise, we have been here or similar to here before; countless times.