To: blam
Just in fits and starts and then another catastrophe arrives and wipes it all out. You're talking about "civilization," and what I had in mind was the ability of ancient peoples to think and adapt. Maybe they believed the sun was tugged from west to east overnight by a boat but they still were able to put its yearly risings and settings to practical use. They perceived a pattern and were smart enough to see its implications for agriculture, etc. They were just as intelligent as we are.
13 posted on
12/10/2003 8:16:47 AM PST by
Bernard Marx
(I have noted that persons with bad judgment are most insistent that we do what they think best.)
To: Bernard Marx
"They were just as intelligent as we are." I agree and they have been for thousands and thousands of years.
15 posted on
12/10/2003 9:44:29 AM PST by
blam
To: Bernard Marx
Thanks!
17 posted on
12/10/2003 2:04:27 PM PST by
ruoflaw
To: Bernard Marx
Civilization - yes, they must have had some sort of specialization in their society to have builders and users of the observatory function.
19 posted on
12/10/2003 5:47:05 PM PST by
marsh2
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