And it is our choice (heavily influenced by underlying societal factors, of course), to either continue that consistency, or do something different. Most people choose the consistency. Again, I don't see how this can be argued against the historical record.
And granted, yes, that was likely less widespread in the days before the printing press (not to mention the internet), but the fact remains that even in the Roman empire they were referencing accounts of those who came before.
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the contemporary ideal of "history," a best-understanding objective account of past events, is not as old as the roman empire
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I would argue that's taking away from the intellectual capacity of those living prior to the idea of history. There have always been those who questioned the propaganda, who thought "maybe the world over the hill *isn't* ghosts and demons". Their accounts may not have made it.
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