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by nemo44x 1766 days ago
Greece was a democracy and even before it is thought parts of Babylonia and various tribal groups were.

The west today is based on the liberal science revolution. However much of the world has rejected it. The Taliban believes they are far more moral than Western infidels. Nothing is converging.
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memling 1766 days ago
> Greece was a democracy and even before it is thought parts of Babylonia and various tribal groups were.

If you were a man with land?

> The west today is based on the liberal science revolution.

How would you set about demonstrating this? Why is the universe intelligible? Why should it follow regular laws? What is it that would cause us to suppose that it does, or to investigate it systematically?

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nemo44x 1766 days ago
It doesn’t matter it was land owners. You said that anything but monarchy was unheard of. It wasn’t.

I wound demonstrate that the West is based on liberal science by simply observing it is. To your other questions - pass the joint.

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memling 1765 days ago
> It doesn’t matter it was land owners. You said that anything but monarchy was unheard of. It wasn’t.

I think you may have assumed someone else was replying to you. The idea of democracy certainly exists in ancient times, but not in the modern sense.[1]

> I wound demonstrate that the West is based on liberal science by simply observing it is. To your other questions - pass the joint.

I guess I'm a little confused: what is "liberal" science? Is there a specific observation to which you could point to show that the West is "based on" it?

The other questions are, I think, relevant, but I'm content to pursue this one as it's where I'm most interested in your thoughts.

[1]: some good contrasts at https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-greece/ancient-greece...

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