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[NoOneMan]

31. Quick question:

I was always under the impression that the agriculturalist movement that evolved into civilization (the domination of nature) occurred at relatively the same time and place as early monotheism. Do you have any quick links about earlier agriculturalists who were expansionists (and yet also pantheistsic)?

I don't exclude polytheism as being part of the problem, or even all forms of animism. Basically, its how religion answers the fundamental human question of "where is our place in the universe"? Do we belong to the universe or does it belong to us? Pantheism provides a single answer to this, which promotes harmony and sustainability, where as there is some variability in other early belief systems.

It isn't that I think religion "did" it entirely, as religion is a manifestation of how people live (and we see religions are changed to congrue with society as it develops). It think that people dominated nature and lived out of sync with their instincts, and naturally belief systems evolve to "fix" these problems and explain them, and in turn, fuel them. And it needs some explaining, because once you "feel" and recognize this instinct, its hard moving forward, along with the unnatural world.

Thanks for the book rec! Im a young guy but trying to figure out as much as I can these days.