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Topic: Favorite culture Posted: 11-Feb-2006 at 19:22 |
Which nation brought your favorite civilization?
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Posted: 11-Feb-2006 at 20:46 |
there are no 'best' civilizations. It is a waste of effort and time determining the 'best' of anything in history.
The best civilization is one that despenses of ego driven goals... but wait, this is impossible..ah we humans are wretched things.
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Posted: 12-Feb-2006 at 06:15 |
i think greeks and romans
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Ottomans all Roman orients
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Posted: 12-Feb-2006 at 06:50 |
Originally posted by Aloeverate
there are no 'best' civilizations. It is a waste of effort and time determining the 'best' of anything in history.
The best civilization is one that despenses of ego driven goals... but wait, this is impossible..ah we humans are wretched things.
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I knew that someone would say the cliche "there is no best civilization" that's why I use expressions like: "best", your favorite, in your opinion, to underline the subjectivity of the choices. But I didn't avoid this kind of comments.
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Posted: 12-Feb-2006 at 21:12 |
is not the real cliche asking for a best civilisation in the first place, look back in the history of this forum and it's been done to death.
But i'll say the greeks just to make you feel better, thats what you were after right..
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Posted: 12-Feb-2006 at 21:25 |
Thank you very much! We appreciate it!
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Posted: 13-Feb-2006 at 12:27 |
I go with Aloeverate.The real magnifisence of a civilization is it's capability to respect other cultures and recognize their contributions,like Hellenism.
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Posted: 13-Feb-2006 at 14:02 |
Yah, "best" civilization is a rather pointless question... you could've
avoided the comments and backlash if you asked a more specific (like
"more valuable in the course of mankind" or "more contributing in the
history of mankind" or something even more restrictive) or a more
subjective ("your favorite civilization" or something along these lines.
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Posted: 13-Feb-2006 at 14:27 |
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Posted: 13-Feb-2006 at 16:39 |
Blindone,
the word "best" (in quotation marks) was in my introductory comment and not in the question or in the topic's name.
The topic is: Favorite culture (is anywhere the word best?)
and the question is: Whats your favorite ancient civilization and culture? (is it here?)
Nobody saw them? I think everyone can have a favorite culture, part of history etc. If I'm accused of that, just shoot me..
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Posted: 14-Feb-2006 at 03:36 |
How many threads - exactly like this one - has there been on AE ?
Somebody please call Guiness.
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Posted: 14-Feb-2006 at 05:41 |
Originally posted by dorian
Blindone,
the word "best" (in quotation marks) was in my introductory comment and not in the question or in the topic's name.
The topic is: Favorite culture (is anywhere the word best?)
and the question is: Whats your favorite ancient civilization and culture? (is it here?)
Nobody saw them? I think everyone can have a favorite culture, part of history etc. If I'm accused of that, just shoot me..
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Mate i am with you, I have no intantion to shoot anyone, well expect some of my friends .
I just wanted to express my thoughts that the word favorite fits better than the word best ( if i saw wrong then i apologise to you, but in the begging haven't you put the word Best?)
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That I am stricken and can't let you go
When the heart is cold, there's no hope, and we know
That I am crippled by all that you've done
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Posted: 14-Feb-2006 at 05:56 |
Originally posted by sedamoun
How many threads - exactly like this one - has there been on AE
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Actually, this and another one.
Thank you!
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Posted: 14-Feb-2006 at 06:02 |
Originally posted by BlindOne
Originally posted by dorian
Blindone,
the word "best" (in quotation marks) was in my introductory comment and not in the question or in the topic's name.
The topic is: Favorite culture (is anywhere the word best?)
and the question is: Whats your favorite ancient civilization and culture? (is it here?)
Nobody saw them? I think everyone can have a favorite culture, part of history etc. If I'm accused of that, just shoot me..
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Mate i am with you, I have no intantion to shoot anyone, well expect some of my friends .
I just wanted to express my thoughts that the word favorite fits better than the word best ( if i saw wrong then i apologise to you, but in the begging haven't you put the word Best?)
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The topic and the question were from the beginning like that. They cannot change! You saw wrong! That's why your nick is Blindone!
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Posted: 14-Feb-2006 at 06:36 |
Originally posted by dorian
Originally posted by sedamoun
How many threads - exactly like this one - has there been on AE
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Actually, this and another one.
Thank you!
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Aide re Kamaki... C'mon !
70 to 80% of topics are "who is the best..." "What is the greatest..." "What battle..." - and most recently and quite innovative i must say - "Most horrible massacre...".
All I am saying is that this kind of thread always leads to debates that goes in circles. Katalavez ?
Don't forget to always ( ).
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Posted: 14-Feb-2006 at 07:54 |
It's your right to share your opinion and ideas with us and it's my right to answer when something concerns me. In this forum we have the chance to post poll questions. If you don't like the "poll thing", sorry but nobody can help you. But you know, the fact that all the poll question starts with "who/what was the best/greatest...etc" doesn't mean that all the polls are the same. "What is your favorite mythology" for example, has nothing to do with "What's your favorite civilization" or "What was the strongest ancient army".
K !!
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Posted: 14-Feb-2006 at 08:04 |
Heheheeeee...
I am not content that my greek sentence didn't show... It was suposed to say "Don't forget to always say what your opinion is".
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Posted: 14-Feb-2006 at 08:16 |
It did show!
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Posted: 14-Feb-2006 at 22:55 |
there's no point to vote as all the chinese would vote for chinese, all the europeans would vote for greek/roman, and the middle east people would vote for the arab culture.
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Posted: 15-Feb-2006 at 07:30 |
Originally posted by Sino Defender
there's no point to vote as all the chinese would vote for chinese, all the europeans would vote for greek/roman, and the middle east people would vote for the arab culture. |
Kinda census huh?
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