Claims / C-6DHHBDC6NK
Conjecture
Western civilisation is, Deutsch argues, in an unstable transition between stable static societies built from anti-rational memes and a stable dynamic society built from rational ones. Stasis is not a safe default but the historical norm being escaped, and a dynamic society can also be stable.
Evidence 1 passage
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Western civilization is in an unstable transitional period between stable, static societies, consisting of anti-rational means, and a stable, dynamic society, consisting of rational means.
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