Theory If a military conflict lasts longer than 3 yrs, economic strength determines outcome. If an economic conflict lasts longer than 30 yrs, ideological superiority determines outcome. If an ideological conflict lasts >300 yrs, technological generativity determines outcome
No you're confusing evolutionary success with hierarchical ranking. Ascent-of-man fallacy. Mammals just out survived dinos
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I used "superiority" in actual evolutionary outcome sense, not human valuations.
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what if I thought the theory of evolution was white devil sophistry? what if I argued (as many in our society would) that "science" is fundamentally a "human valuation" and latently, an "instrument of oppression"?
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OP said: "If an economic conflict lasts longer than 30 yrs, ideological superiority determines outcome." testing this implies by historical comparison implies defining ideological superiority
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Yes and that's not easy to do. Attribution problem. Is Europe overtaking China a) Greek heritage b) Protestant ethic c) rule of law d) linguistic diff?? e) Whiteness f) decentralized polity? Each could be basis for an ideological reading
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