Evidence: We are not alone (Introduction)

by Balance_Maintained , U.S.A., Sunday, January 04, 2015, 10:08 (3394 days ago) @ David Turell


> > tony: Why is it always the assumption that these ancient civilizations were backwards, ignorant, and unsophisticated? 
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> > http://listverse.com/2013/04/12/10-mysteries-that-hint-at-forgotten-advanced-civilizati... > 
> > For a bunch of backwater hillbillies they sure put us 'sophisticated' sorts to shame.
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>David: I've been to Stonehenge, been to Cuzco and Sacseyhuaman in Peru, seen pictures of Easter Island statues and pictures of the size of stones at the Egyptian pyramids. Yes, they had engineering smarts for large objects, but what is your evidence for sophisticated philosophic thought at our current level?-Well, we know for fact, based on archaeological evidence, that they had advanced mathematics, and there is evidence to suggest they had knowledge of advanced optics and nanotechnology. There is also evidence for technology on the other end of the scale, at least as far back as the Babylonians, and some evidence suggests further back to the Minoans. We know for a fact that they had sophisticated language, writing, art, and religion. We know for a fact that had advanced knowledge of astronomy, chemistry, metallurgy, and medicine (Brain surgery in ancient Egypt and plastic surgery in ancient India). -What you are really saying here is, sure, they had the math, science, engineering, medicine, government, urban planning and development, but they were still backwoods hillbillies in terms of philosophy. That makes no sense at all.-
"All right, but apart from the sanitation, the medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, the fresh-water system, and public health, what have the Romans ever done for us?" ~ Life of Brian

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What is the purpose of living? How about, 'to reduce needless suffering. It seems to me to be a worthy purpose.