The Evolution of Civilization

<p>Transcript:<br><a href="https://app.podscribe.ai/episode/60099856">https://app.podscribe.ai/episode/60099856</a></p><p>Speaker 0 (0s): &lt;inaudible&gt; </p><p>Speaker 1 (13s): Podcast new year, breaking down some big ideas. Do you have a good new year? Did you get the hangout with the family? You didn't catch COVID or did you see the Evolution of civilizations and with the evolution of civilizations Cubs, the disintegration of parts of our Civilization </p><p>Speaker 0 (39s): Peanut first three </p><p>Speaker 1 (44s): But disintegration is the gradual transformation of social instruments into institutions. That is the transformation of social arrangements, functioning to meet real social needs into social institutions, serving their own purposes, regardless of real social needs. Think about social security. Think about health care. These are social instruments that are designed to help real social needs. </p><p>However, the corruption that has crept in has turned these social instruments into social arrangements or social institutions that no longer serve real needs that are only serving their own purpose. They no longer do what their set up to do. Even our government and no longer function is to serve the people. And no longer function is to serve the needs where the real needs of the society. </p><p>Instead it only serving the needs of the people on the top. I think that comes back to absolute power and the corruption of conformity. I think the big question today is whether we have lost a Western view of reality. </p><p>Speaker 0 (2m 11s): Yeah. </p><p>Speaker 1 (2m 12s): Right. Which has given our 2000 years of history, its unique vitality constantly pregnant with new versions of social structure. The truth unfolds in time through a communal process. People must constantly search for the truth by building upon what others have learned, but no knowledge can be assumed to be complete and final. It could be contradicted by new information received tomorrow. </p><p>Speaker 0 (2m 44s): Those weapons of