🧩 Philosophy 1d ago · Robin Hanson

Without A Sacred Quest, Our Civilization Falls

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Without A Sacred Quest, Our Civilization Falls
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Most see sacred quests as optional, to be considered only after one has sufficient security and comfort. But in fact, our civilization will plausibly fall, to be replaced by other quite different ones, if we cannot manage to sufficiently organize around a shared civ-level sacred goal. Making that quest pretty essential. Let me explain.Cultural drift threatens to topple our civilization, to be replaced by others with quite different values. I’ve talked often of three main solutions. But act

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