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,NE>LY #b YE>S AGO1 NE> ! BEG9N+ ( :AT SOME FONDLY CALL ! ,*RI/IAN ]A1 AN >MY CAME M>*+ ACROSS ! ,BRITI% ,ISLES4 ,?\S&S ( SOLDI]S1 UNI=M$ & >MOR$ 9 A MANN] NEV] BE=E SE5 9 ?AT P>T ( ! WORLD1 S5T ! TRIBAL PEOPLES FLEE+ WE/W>D & SET AB\T E/ABLI%+ =TRESSES & CITIES4 ,BRITA9 WAS N[ P>T ( ! ,ROMAN ,EMPIRE4 ,CIVILIZATION HAD >RIV$4 

,IT'S A PATT]N :I* HAS BE5 REPEAT$ ALL OV] ! WORLD1 AS REC5TLY AS #a YE>S AGO 9 P>TS ( ! ,AM]ICAN ,WE/4 ,! T5D5CY ( PEOPLE TO CLU/] TOGE!R 9 GREAT CITIES IS H>DLY NEW & 9 MANY WAYS UND]/&ABLE4 ,:AT ISN'T SO CLE> IS :Y ! CITY-DWELL]S FEEL COMPELL$ TO MAKE ! :OLE PLANET OV] 9 !IR IMAGE4 

,:E!R WE LOOK AT ,BRITA9 OR ! ,AM]ICAS OR ,AU/RALIA1 WE SEE ! SAME PH5OM5ON3 PEOPLE LIV+ A TRIBAL1 RURAL EXI/5CE ?AT *ANGES SL[LY IF AT ALL = ?\S&S ( YE>S UNTIL ! >RIVAL ( =EIGN 9T]LOP]S1 :O1 USUALLY ) GREAT VIOL5CE1 IMPOSE AN 5TIRELY NEW WAY ( LIFE )9 A MATT] ( DECADES4 ,! COMMON D5OM9ATOR 9 ALL ( ! ABOVE EXAMPLES IS ?AT ! 9VAD]S W]E :ITE ,EUROPEANS1 BUT ! ,*9ESE HAVE DONE MU* ! SAME ?+1 ALBEIT MORE GRADUALLY1 TO L>GE P>TS ( ,ASIA4 

,SO :ILE IT MAY SEEM ?AT MOD]N URBAN LIFE IS ONLY A LOGICAL EVOLUTION FROM ! CLANS & VILLAGES ( E>LI] TIMES1 ?AT'S NOT REALLY ! CASE4 ,VILLAGES CAME 9TO BE+ TO S]VE ! NE$S ( ! C\NTRYSIDE1 TO PROVIDE A C5TRAL LOCATION = TRAD+ & SOCIAL 9T]ACTION4 ,CITIES HAVE REV]S$ ?AT EQUATION2 ! C\NTRYSIDE IS SE5 AS USEFUL ONLY 9S(> AS IT MAKES POSSIBLE ! CONT9U$ EXI/5CE & EXPANSION ( CITIES4 

,)\T A DRA/IC DEPOPULATION ( ! PLANET1 IT'S UNLIKELY ?AT WE C\LD RETURN TO A PA/ORAL WAY ( LIFE1 & IT'S PROBABLY DESIRABLE1 EI!R4 ,! DIVISION ( LABOR ?AT MAKES CIVILIZATION POSSIBLE HAS ALSO FRE$ ! POETS & >TI/S & CRAZY DREAM]S FROM ! NECESSITY ( TILL+ ! FIELDS1 & IT'S ALL[$ MILLIONS ( US :O A C5TURY AGO W\LD HAVE BE5 PEASANTS B\ND TO ! L& TO TRAVEL AB\T ! PLANET & GA!R 9 ! ACCUMULAT$ KN[L$GE ( \R SPECIES4 

,BUT IT'S ALSO LEFT US DANG]\SLY DETA*$ FROM ! E>?1 TO ! PO9T :]E IT NO LONG] EV5 SEEMS /RANGE ?AT 9 ! NAME ( PROGRESS WE >E WILL+ TO POISON1 />VE1 & /RANGLE ! PLANET ?AT MAKES LIFE POSSIBLE1 ! PLANET ?AT NATIVE PEOPLES HAVE ALMO/ )\T EXCEPTION REV]$ AS ! MO!R ( ALL LIFE4 ,MO!R E>?1 MO!R NATURE1 !SE HAVE 9 \R TIME BECOME NO MORE ?AN FIGURES ( SPEE*2 ONCE !Y W]E SELF-EVID5T /ATEM5TS ( TRU?4 

,TO SPEAK ( ! E>? AS BE+ ALIVE RAISES MORE ?AN A FEW EYEBR[S & LEAVES ONE OP5 TO *>GES ( BE+ A MUDDLE-BRA9$ ,CALI=NIA BEANSPR\T WOR%IP]4 ,BUT ) ! EXCEPTION ( REC5T C5TURIES1 IT IS ! WAY PEOPLE HAVE ALWAYS SE5 ?+S4 ,IF IT IS F>FET*$ TO ?+ ( ! ROCKS & FIELDS AS LIV+1 BREA?+ 5TITIES1 H[ MU* MORE SO TO CON/RUCT P>ALLEL UNIV]SES BEYOND ! SKIES :]E SUP]NATURAL BE+S CAVORT & MANIPULATE \R DE/9IES H]E ON E>?8 ,YET ?AT IS ! ESS5CE ( ALL 0MOD]N0 RELIGIONS1 FROM ! ,GRECO-,ROMAN PAN!ON TO ,JUDAISM1 ,*RI/IANITY1 ,ISLAM1 ,H9DUISM1 ETC444 

,!RE IS NO?+ MY/ICAL OR METAPHYSICAL AB\T ATTRIBUT+ CONSCI\S EXI/5CE TO ! PLANET2 SIMPLE SCI5CE WILL EXPLA9 IT4 ,LIFE COMES FROM LIFE2 ROCKS DON'T BRE$4 ,OR DO !Y8 ,A FEW BILLION YE>S AGO ?IS PLANET WAS A HUNK ( ROCK FLOAT+ 9 ! VOID4 ,TAKE A LOOK AT IT N[2 :]E DID ALL ?IS COME FROM8 ,EI!R LIFE WAS BR\<T H]E FROM SOME:]E ELSE OR IT WAS H]E ALL ALONG4 

,EI!R WAY1 IT'S H]E N[1 & EV5 ?\< WE AS A RACE >E DO+ \R BE/ TO DE/ROY IT4 ,& ?AT IS ! BIGGE/ CURSE ( CIVILIZATION1 ! S5SE ( SEP>ATION FROM ! L&1 FROM EA* O!R1 & FROM ! FUNDAM5TAL PROCESSES ( LIFE ITSELF4 ,IF WE NEV] FEEL ! E>? UND] \R FEET1 H[ CAN WE FEEL ITS HE>T BEAT8 ,IF WE NEV] SEE ! SKY UNCOLOR$ BY ! BR[N1 S\PY %AD[ ( \R [N EXCREM5T1 H[ CAN WE FEEL IT BREA!8 ,IF WE HAVE NO IDEA ( :]E \R FOOD COMES FROM1 ( H[ WAT] F9DS ITS WAY FROM DEEP )9 ! SOIL TO M+LE ) \R BLOOD1 H[ ! PLANET H>BORS EV]Y?+ WE WILL EV] NE$ TO LIVE HAPPY1 FRUITFUL LIVES1 & H[ IT WILL GIVE US EV]Y?+ WE EV] NE$ :5 WE BEG9 TO UND]/& ITS SECRETS1 !N WE KN[ NO?+ ( \RSELVES4 

,9 ! CLOS+ YE>S ( ! #b? C5TURY !RE IS A REK9DL+ ( 9T]E/ 9 TRIBAL & PAGAN WAYS4 ,!RE IS A HUNG] = SOME?+ REAL ?AT AB/RACT PHILOSOPHIES1 >TIFICIAL MORALITIES1 & ! AIMLESS MANIPULATION ( P[] CAN NEV] SATISFY4 ,PEOPLE REMEMB]4 ,SOME:]E B5EA? ! 5CRU/$ LAY]S ( KN[L$GE1 SUP]/ITION1 FE>1 & GRE$ !Y KN[ :]E !Y CAME FROM4 ,& :]E !Y'RE GO+ TO RETURN4 

,CIVILIZATION IS DY+1 & NONE TOO SOON4 ,?AT DOESN'T MEAN WE HAVE TO REV]T TO B>B>ISM1 OR EV5 TO GIVE UP ! MANY TOOLS & TE*NOLOGIES ?AT HAVE GEOMETRICALLY EXP&$ \R SCOPE ( POSSIBILITIES4 ,IT DOES MEAN WE NE$ TO R$ISCOV] :O1 :AT1 & :]E WE >E1 & FA/4 ,IT MEANS WE MEANS WE HAVE TO REJO9 \R TRIBES1 TO LE>N :AT MAKES US /RONG & WISE & FREE1 & TO /OP TRY+ TO REMAKE REALITY 9 \R MIS%AP5 SELF-IMAGE4 ,WE NE$ TO LI/5 ) ALL \R S5SES1 WE NE$ TO TRU/ \R HE>TS4 

,! HE>T IS ! KEY4 ,CIVILIZATION SO F> HAS BE5 A TRIUMPH ( ! HUMAN WILL RUN R\<%OD OV] NATURE4 ,IT IS ! 9DIVIDUAL EGO GONE RAMPANT & MULTIPLI$ FIVE BILLION TIMES4 ,9 PA/ TIMES WE W]E PREV5T$ FROM FULLY 9DULG+ ! BASE/ ( \R IMPULSES BY ! LIMITLESS1 WE NE$ \R HE>TS TO PROVIDE US ) A VISION WOR?Y ( \R CAPABILITIES4 

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