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I'm talking about the underlying issue of an entire culture intentionally limiting their own growth and learning, as a whole, and what that means in the big picture- as it relates to denying our very nature of adapting to change, and learning.
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The human species is naturally supposed to grow (mentally) and learn more and more. As generations pass, each new generation is naturally inclined to pass on their knowledge, so that the next generation can take that knowledge and expand on it, creating greater understandings of the world around them and to ensure the survival of the species.
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If you'll notice, neither of these require advanced technology. Each generation passes on it's knowledge to the next
very well in Amish culture, because the schools are notoriously good and the parents play a very active role. Some would argue that the dissemination of knowledge from parents to children in Amish culture is much better than 'modern culture' and in that respect they're "growing" more than we are.
Futhermore, your assertion that they're rejecting our "nature of adapting to change" seems quite vague. "Adapting" to a change does not mean that you have accept that change. Some of the most succesful organisms (dictyostelium discoideum comes to mind) adapt best to change by waiting it out. When their environment becomes threatened, they eject a chemical called cAMP, merge together as one organism, expand into a stalk, and wait. They're not massively evolving, mutating, or developing sophisticated technology. They've got something that works - wait out the storm. In a way, I think the Amish do the same thing.
If I were to be religious, I'd go with the Amish. It seems there are
waaaaaaaaaaaay too many Christians, Catholics, Mormons, and the like who are only religious because it's the best of two choices. If there's a hell, they're good to go. If were to truly devote myself to an all-knowing diety, I'd have to go all-in. Drop the material possessions, drop the foolish devotion to modern idols, and really live the simple, Biblical life.