11-11-2011, 05:03 PM
(11-11-2011, 04:24 PM)Richard Wrote: Tenet wrote:
True. Although at the time there were no textbooks, nor science. Especially no cabal of pharisees... oops I mean scientists... who took it upon themselves to dictate to others what to believe, or what is possible.
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Tenet,
There has "always" been someone (or someones) that have taken it upon themselves (or attempted to) to tell others what to believe and how to believe. Its the nature of the human experience.
Its always been up to the individual what to take to heart and what not. Though in early cultures, non-belief could have cost you dearly...if it even occurred to you in the first place.
Raf
That's what I was thinking too.
And then add to that community a newly discovered technological, biological, or chemical science. The desire to keep it secret and use it to a sociological advantage. Think about the base societal dynamics that would follow.