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Magnus Redin on March 6, 2006 - 3:41pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
My point is that "western" industrial/electrical civilization has never included the whole human population even if it has affected 99+ percent of all living humans. It do not need to include the whole human population to propagate itself as a culture to future generations.

Further is industrial/electrical civilization such an overwhelmingly powerfull toolbox that I find it likely that it will continue to affect 90+ % of the world population as long as a small percentage keeps it running. At the lowest and poorest continuing level it will be those electgrically civilized people who provide with the magical communication gadgets, medicines and weapons that every self respecting and respected local leader have...

I have myself for some sentimental reason continued industrial/electrical culture as the no 1 priority. What is the meaning with human existance if we do not do anything remarkable? If no one do anything remarkable?

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Luis de Sousa on March 7, 2006 - 3:55am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Can 6500 milion people live without Electrical Civilization?
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ryvr on March 8, 2006 - 7:27pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Anything remarkable?

I think loving people acting like humans, singing songs, and telling stories around the campfire will be much more "remarkable" than this plastic and electricity "society."

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Magnus Redin on March 9, 2006 - 5:46am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
That is basic human behaviour, we can do more then only repeating what previous generations did.
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