N=270. Enlightenment (18th c) is most popular candidate for West at its Best followed by Greek antiquity. I think there’s an actual right answer here (Modernist, #3 at 25%), but only 11% think the postmodern era is the West at its Best.https://twitter.com/vgr/status/962133785893421057 …
-
-
He and Lincoln were both born on my birthday --in 1809 -- so there is love there. But Modernity might just be when we got really good at using concentrated energy to tear up the planet, and Darwin insights area mixed blessing. Social Darwinism is a misinterpretation ++
-
++ But it might be one that was inevitable in human hands. Same with Freud and Nietzsche. The truths modernists found had a way of slipping away and creating complexes of memes that did more harm than good. No Darwin, no modern biology, and no "memes", so I get the irony
End of conversation
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.