Arguing that the Aztec-Spanish clash was solely because of cultural differences and not because of race is ridiculous. Radical misunderstanding of civilizations that seems to completely neglect external factors.
Well, this is abominable. The European genocide in the Americas was merely the inevitable outcome of its culture that valued individuals? Are you serious?
the durant quote does heavy lifting here and it's earned: "we are what we repeatedly do" applied to civilizations.
but the jump from "cultures have different habits" to "christianity's logos is the objectively correct animating principle" skips about fourteen steps. you could make the exact same structural argument with confucian order or even roman civic religion.
I was wondering what the author thinks of how Indian (as in Indian subcontinent)., and Chinese and Japanese cultures and for that fact the middle eastern big Abrahamic religion Islam fare in the grand scheme of civilizations rise and fall. And what the author thinks of the invention of zero and the numerals we use today. Not trying to be smart ass. Just wondering what the author has to say about those civilizations
To answer your question - yes, of course . . . silly question.
Culture is the elephant in the barn . . Race and gender are akin to small animals (dog / cats) . . Ethnicity, tribes, and religions are like large farm animals. Cultural equivalence is a joke, unless you redefine culture as something it isn’t. But then,redefinition is the methodology of the day. If a self-contained culture lives and self-destructs in the jungle, without a trace, does it matter if it ever existed?
Cultures can be better or worse morally—that makes sense to many people. But saying Christian culture is objectively best is more of a faith view, not proven fact. Secular thinkers, Muslims, or Confucians might agree on morals but disagree on which culture wins—and history shows Christians often fell short of their own ideals. Strip away the edgy Aztec-Spanish stuff (which might rile up some readers), and I enjoyed the piece.
Arguing that the Aztec-Spanish clash was solely because of cultural differences and not because of race is ridiculous. Radical misunderstanding of civilizations that seems to completely neglect external factors.
Teacher in school taught us that the Aztec Empire collapsed in a context of military conquest + devastating epidemic disease
Well, this is abominable. The European genocide in the Americas was merely the inevitable outcome of its culture that valued individuals? Are you serious?
the durant quote does heavy lifting here and it's earned: "we are what we repeatedly do" applied to civilizations.
but the jump from "cultures have different habits" to "christianity's logos is the objectively correct animating principle" skips about fourteen steps. you could make the exact same structural argument with confucian order or even roman civic religion.
Article summarized in a single word: yes.
I was wondering what the author thinks of how Indian (as in Indian subcontinent)., and Chinese and Japanese cultures and for that fact the middle eastern big Abrahamic religion Islam fare in the grand scheme of civilizations rise and fall. And what the author thinks of the invention of zero and the numerals we use today. Not trying to be smart ass. Just wondering what the author has to say about those civilizations
To answer your question - yes, of course . . . silly question.
Culture is the elephant in the barn . . Race and gender are akin to small animals (dog / cats) . . Ethnicity, tribes, and religions are like large farm animals. Cultural equivalence is a joke, unless you redefine culture as something it isn’t. But then,redefinition is the methodology of the day. If a self-contained culture lives and self-destructs in the jungle, without a trace, does it matter if it ever existed?
Cultures can be better or worse morally—that makes sense to many people. But saying Christian culture is objectively best is more of a faith view, not proven fact. Secular thinkers, Muslims, or Confucians might agree on morals but disagree on which culture wins—and history shows Christians often fell short of their own ideals. Strip away the edgy Aztec-Spanish stuff (which might rile up some readers), and I enjoyed the piece.
Life-destroying gibberish. How did I accidentally subscribe to this tripe?