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Sure...roughly 11,000 years of history, hundreds of cultures and civilizations; that work? Can you find a civilization that has lasted with continuous benevole

• mistermann 9y ago
  > Sure...roughly 11,000 years of history, hundreds of cultures and civilizations; that work? No, not for me to draw conclusions with extreme certainty as so many others do, especially considering the complexity of the systems involved and the unreliability of the historic record. It's certainly not enough data for an arrogantly overconfident position. > Can you find a civilization that has lasted with continuous benevolent and competent leadership? I cannot, hence my usage of the phrase "I believe". To me, it's an interesting idea to ponder, not a showdown.
  • ameister14 9y ago
    >It's certainly not enough data for an arrogantly overconfident position. If that is not enough data, I doubt any amount of data is. Interesting ideas to ponder are all well and good, but you're positing that a system of government is the best one and making a fairly outlandish claim about China with absolutely no supporting evidence of such a system being sustainable.
    • mistermann 9y ago
      > If that is not enough data, I doubt any amount of data is. I wonder if that same logic holds in medical trials, which are a far more simplistic and controlled study.