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Re: Is civilization natural?
IMO, civilization is completely natural.
Civilization is a display of social behavior. Many animals show different aspects of social behavior (as mentioned by a number of posters above).
Human society is on a grander 'constructed' scale because we have better mastered the use of tools to modify our environment. One might also add our ability to communicate on a higher level than most/all animals. Although many animals communicate more thoroughly on different levels (scent, and even motion are used by many to communicate where our senses are not as well developed to enable communication in this way).
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"Treat the earth well: it was not given to you by your parents; it was loaned to you by your children. We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.
(Ancient Indian Proverb)"
1874 engraving of Mount Hood and the Columbia River by R. Henshel Wood
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