Its part of society. Culture? No. Subcultures might be formed around it. Most ppl probably think or talk abt it seldom whilst benefitting.
I don't think this is supported by the evidence. But there hasn't been time to test it yet. I hope you're right.
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The whole history of human progress is evidence of that proposition.
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No, it's not. Civilisations go backwards and forwards when it comes to reason & science. Greeks doing well, then bang, Christianity.
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Huh. So you subscribe to a more cyclic type picture of human progress?
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Not enough time to predict a pattern. Except that reason seems to be a luxury afforded those who don't have to worry about existence.
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Reason by its very nature has a direction - towards increasing knowledge.
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But it needs people to value it & keep valuing it & we are largely irrational & can be tempted back to in when we feel under threat.
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Although at times of crisis, it wld be much better if everyone tried to be more reasonable, in reality, they usually get less so.
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Argh, plague! Lets kill lots of Jews. Argh refugee crisis! Lets polarise over whether this is any kind of threat & take extreme positions.
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