- 30 May 2021 02:30
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Considering the likelihood of there being planets out there with civilizations, some more advanced then others, I have been wondering lately whether or not belief in deities is a necessary transitional phase that all life-forms must go through, or is it possible that an alien culture could form without ever having to go through the same social developments that humans are going through?
Are our beliefs based on our social mechanisms the only path towards achieving higher civilization, or is it possible that completely ...ahem... alien cultures could organize and progress that would baffle our own interpretations of reality?
Could there be civilizations that never held the concept of god, or money, or power, or any of the primary ideological archetypes underlying our cultures? Or do you believe that their social histories would have been at some point similar to ours?
Are our beliefs based on our social mechanisms the only path towards achieving higher civilization, or is it possible that completely ...ahem... alien cultures could organize and progress that would baffle our own interpretations of reality?
Could there be civilizations that never held the concept of god, or money, or power, or any of the primary ideological archetypes underlying our cultures? Or do you believe that their social histories would have been at some point similar to ours?