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Originally Posted by Johnny Rotten
Of course, don't let this stop you. I'm just saying that you shouldn't be surprised if this thread goes on for pages and pages, with nothing resolved.
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Yeah, but sometimes there's just nothing like a good argument.
Civilization, and what it means, tends to be defined by the current "civilization" using it. Both the ancient Greeks and Romans considered themselves to be civilized, while by todays standards they would be considered a bunch of ammoral heathens. Just think of what today's "civilization" with be thought of in a thousand years. People would probably just shake their heads and laugh at our quaint, naive society.
I tend to think of civilization as being defined by technology. Any society that is at the current technological "peak" or somewhere near it is "civilized". I don't take morals or ethics into consideration because they are subjective to personal viewpoint.