Australian by birth,but 100% Irish Celt on both sides, I found the post fascinating.
However,using technology as a measure of :"civilisation" or "sophistication, is a system which has been out off favour with scholars for over 50 years.
"Simple"does not infer "inferior"
If comparison are going to be made on that basis: At the height to the Roman empire,the most technically advanced and intellelctually sophisticated place on earth was the Indus Valley.
Trivia: The word "pagan" comes from the Latin "paganus ,and originally meant something like "bumpkin",referring to rural people who lived away from the roads and cities.
However,using technology as a measure of :"civilisation" or "sophistication, is a system which has been out off favour with scholars for over 50 years.
"Simple"does not infer "inferior"
If comparison are going to be made on that basis: At the height to the Roman empire,the most technically advanced and intellelctually sophisticated place on earth was the Indus Valley.
Trivia: The word "pagan" comes from the Latin "paganus ,and originally meant something like "bumpkin",referring to rural people who lived away from the roads and cities.
