Life is selection. In the competition for food or mates or power some organisms succeed and some fail. Freedom and equality are sworn and everlasting enemies, and when one prevails the other dies.
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Progress is real. History is above all else the creation and recording of heritage; progress is its increasing abundance, preservation, transmission, and use. Heritage rises, and man rises in proportion as he receives it.
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That's it! There are some controversial points in there, but I hope that they made the read MORE interesting and enjoyable. It's a great book with a refreshing 'big picture' perspective of history, as you can see. -'The Lessons of History' by Will and Ariel Durant-
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That is true. But Homer also had Bart and Lisa. Having children is another alternative to immortality.
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Lindy effect. Cr.
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The immortality is the the simple truths that last through generational changes, exemplified in classic pieces.
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Yes, but who selects the selectors?
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"I have raised a monument more lasting than bronze" -Horace http://nonnumadanda.blogspot.com/2011/03/horace-ode-330.html?m=1 …
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Or the rest of humanity failed in being original. Pick your narrative.
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Too heavy for me man. Talk real
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