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>> economic conditions do not change someones quest for knowledge In my country science almost ceased to exist after the fall of Soviet Union. So economic cond
by artem247 6y ago
>> economic conditions do not change someones quest for knowledge
In my country science almost ceased to exist after the fall of Soviet Union. So economic conditions do play a role. The western Age of Reason in XVIII also has relationship to complex changes in the society - rise of merchant class, acceptance of usury, etc. And I would say that "whole population avoids science like a plague" would be a strong overstatement more echoing the modern view on Islamic countries with strong Salafi influence.
- heavenlyblue 6y agoI would like to see what the OP would do if they were suddenly forced to live in the Stone Age. Would they spend time doing philosophising or restoring the civilisation and actually feeding themselves?
- Haga 6y agoLaugh all you want, but you can do both. Farming work is repetitive and allows the mind to wander.
- 2Gkashmiri 6y agoimagine living in the stone age and finding yourself in ancient greece meeting a madman named plato and socrates
- heavenlyblue 6y agoWe're speaking of the degradation of our living conditions to the Stone Age, not an actual time travel into the past.