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Re:The Ancient Japanese Technique That Produces Lumber Witho... by PhasmaFelis on Friday November 25, 2022 @12:15AM (#33739461)
"the Egyptians did it bigger" is a far cry from your original claim that there was "not much in the way of civilization" there at all.
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Re:The Ancient Japanese Technique That Produces Lumber Witho... by eloff on Friday November 25, 2022 @09:43AM (#33742789)
I see it the same way. Semi nomadic bands of a couple hundred people without permanent structures is "not much in the way of civilization".
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Re:The Ancient Japanese Technique That Produces Lumber Witho... by tyler-groves on Friday November 25, 2022 @03:56PM (#33746666)
This is the fundamental difference in our views. I believe that the permanence of cultural output is arbitrary to the value of the culture, especially to those who participate in that culture.
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Re:The Ancient Japanese Technique That Produces Lumber Witho... by eloff on Friday November 25, 2022 @06:58PM (#33748321)
Culture != Civilization. Culture is a term used to denote the manifestation of the manner in which we think, behave and act. Civilization refers to the process through which a region or society, outstretches an advanced stage of human development and organization.

I think we've been having disjoint discussions.

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