Originally posted by kaos1911
reply to post by forestlady
Civilisation gave us the pyramids, medicine, a man on the moon, satellites, steamships to cross oceans, planes to span the globe.
Civilization has also given us the horror of nuclear bombs, global warfare, racial genocide, mass pollution, and exploitation of the masses. I
consider none of these great boons to mankind.
On a more personal level take this example: you are in a small community and one of you gets sick, for example Cholera, curable if you have the drugs
but what if you don't how can you make them?
People have lived on this planet for millions of years without hospitals, doctors, pharmacists,
x-ray technicians, etc. Most of your pharmaceuticals come from naturally ocurring sources in the first place, and believe it or not, there's even
individuals that know how to use them.
Or there is the other example you survive, make a small community, live out your life, and raise kids. But where are your kids going to learn
medicine, mechanics, electronics etc. Are you not going to try to improve the world for the next generation?
First of all why is it necessary
that they learn these things? Is the idea to re-create all the problems we are experiencing now from our so-called technology? What's wrong with
trying to live in-step with nature rather than try to overpower it?
Have we become so sheep-like that we must have collective leaders to shepherd us? Whatever became of the sense of pride and accomplishment we obtained
from being independent?
[edit on 29-1-2008 by kaos1911]
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