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81:6.1 While [[biologic]] [[evolution]] has proceeded ever upward, much of [[cultural]] [[evolution]] went out from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphrates Euphrates valley] in [[waves]], which successively weakened as [[time]] passed until finally the whole of the [[pure]]-line [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_76#76:4._THE_VIOLET_RACE Adamic] [[posterity]] had gone forth to enrich the [[civilizations]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia Asia] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe Europe]. The races did not fully blend, but their [[civilizations]] did to a considerable extent mix. [[Culture]] did slowly spread throughout the world. And this [[civilization]] must be [[maintained]] and fostered, for there exist today no new [[sources]] of [[culture]], no [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_78#78:4._THE_ANDITES Andites] to invigorate and [[stimulate]] the slow [[progress]] of the [[evolution]] of [[civilization]].

81:6.1 While [[biologic]] [[evolution]] has proceeded ever upward, much of [[cultural]] [[evolution]] went out from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphrates Euphrates valley] in [[waves]], which successively weakened as [[time]] passed until finally the whole of the [[pure]]-line [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_76#76:4._THE_VIOLET_RACE Adamic] [[posterity]] had gone forth to enrich the [[civilizations]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia Asia] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe Europe]. The races did not fully blend, but their [[civilizations]] did to a considerable extent mix. [[Culture]] did slowly spread throughout the world. And this [[civilization]] must be [[maintained]] and fostered, for there exist today no new [[sources]] of [[culture]], no [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_78#78:4._THE_ANDITES Andites] to invigorate and [[stimulate]] the slow [[progress]] of the [[evolution]] of [[civilization]].

81:6.2 The [[civilization]] which is now [[evolving]] on [[Urantia]] grew out of, and is predicated on, the following [[factors]]:

81:6.2 The [[civilization]] which is now [[evolving]] on [[Urantia]] grew out of, and is predicated on, the following [[factors]]:

81:6.3 1. ''Natural circumstances''. The [[nature]] and extent of a [[material]] [[civilization]] is in large [[measure]] determined by the [[natural]] [[resources]] available. [[Climate]], [[weather]], and numerous [[physical]] conditions are factors in the [[evolution]] of [[culture]].

81:6.3 1. ''Natural circumstances''. The [[nature]] and extent of a [[material]] [[civilization]] is in large [[measure]] determined by the [[natural]] [[resources]] available. [[Climate]], [[weather]], and numerous [[physical]] conditions are factors in the [[evolution]] of [[culture]].

81:6.4 At the opening of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_78#78:4._THE_ANDITES Andite] era there were only two extensive and fertile open [[hunting]] areas in all the world. One was in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America North America] and was overspread by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_peoples_of_the_Americas Amerinds]; the other was to the north of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkestan Turkestan] and was partly occupied by an [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_64#64:1._THE_ANDONIC_ABORIGINES Andonic]-yellow race. The decisive [[factors]] in the [[evolution]] of a superior [[culture]] in southwestern Asia were [[race]] and [[climate]]. The [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_78#78:4._THE_ANDITES Andites] were a great people, but the crucial [[factor]] in determining the [[course]] of their [[civilization]] was the increasing [[aridity]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran Iran], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkestan Turkestan], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinkiang Sinkiang], which forced them to [[invent]] and [[adopt]] new and advanced [[methods]] of wresting a livelihood from their decreasingly [[fertile]] [[lands]].

81:6.4 At the opening of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_78#78:4._THE_ANDITES Andite] era there were only two extensive and fertile open [[hunting]] areas in all the world. One was in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America North America] and was overspread by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_peoples_of_the_Americas Amerinds]; the other was to the north of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkestan Turkestan] and was partly occupied by an [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_64#64:1._THE_ANDONIC_ABORIGINES Andonic]-yellow race. The decisive [[factors]] in the [[evolution]] of a superior [[culture]] in southwestern Asia were [[race]] and [[climate]]. The [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_78#78:4._THE_ANDITES Andites] were a great people, but the crucial [[factor]] in determining the [[course]] of their [[civilization]] was the increasing [[aridity]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran Iran], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkestan Turkestan], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinkiang Sinkiang], which forced them to [[invent]] and [[adopt]] new and advanced [[methods]] of wresting a livelihood from their decreasingly [[fertile]] [[lands]].

81:6.5 The [[configuration]] of [[continents]] and other [[land]]-arrangement situations are very [[influential]] in determining [[peace]] or [[war]]. Very few Urantians have ever had such a favorable [[opportunity]] for continuous and unmolested [[development]] as has been enjoyed by the [[peoples]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America North America]—protected on practically all sides by vast [[oceans]].

81:6.5 The [[configuration]] of [[continents]] and other [[land]]-arrangement situations are very [[influential]] in determining [[peace]] or [[war]]. Very few Urantians have ever had such a favorable [[opportunity]] for continuous and unmolested [[development]] as has been enjoyed by the [[peoples]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America North America]—protected on practically all sides by vast [[oceans]].

81:6.6 2. ''Capital goods''. [[Culture]] is never developed under conditions of [[poverty]]; [[leisure]] is [[essential]] to the [[progress]] of [[civilization]]. [[Individual]] [[character]] of [[moral]] and [[spiritual]] [[value]] may be acquired in the [[absence]] of [[material]] [[wealth]], but a cultural [[civilization]] is only derived from those conditions of [[material]] [[prosperity]] which foster [[leisure]] combined with [[ambition]].

81:6.6 2. ''Capital goods''. [[Culture]] is never developed under conditions of [[poverty]]; [[leisure]] is [[essential]] to the [[progress]] of [[civilization]]. [[Individual]] [[character]] of [[moral]] and [[spiritual]] [[value]] may be acquired in the [[absence]] of [[material]] [[wealth]], but a cultural [[civilization]] is only derived from those conditions of [[material]] [[prosperity]] which foster [[leisure]] combined with [[ambition]].

81:6.7 During [[primitive]] times life on [[Urantia]] was a serious and sober [[business]]. And it was to [[escape]] this incessant [[struggle]] and interminable toil that [[mankind]] constantly tended to drift toward the salubrious [[climate]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropics tropics]. While these warmer zones of habitation afforded some remission from the [[intense]] [[struggle]] for [[existence]], the races and [[tribes]] who thus sought ease seldom utilized their unearned [[leisure]] for the advancement of [[civilization]]. [[Social]] [[progress]] has invariably come from the [[thoughts]] and [[plans]] of those races that have, by their [[intelligent]] toil, learned how to wrest a living from the [[land]] with lessened [[effort]] and shortened days of [[labor]] and thus have been able to [[enjoy]] a well-earned and profitable margin of [[leisure]].

81:6.7 During [[primitive]] times life on [[Urantia]] was a serious and sober [[business]]. And it was to [[escape]] this incessant [[struggle]] and interminable toil that [[mankind]] constantly tended to drift toward the salubrious [[climate]] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropics tropics]. While these warmer zones of habitation afforded some remission from the [[intense]] [[struggle]] for [[existence]], the races and [[tribes]] who thus sought ease seldom utilized their unearned [[leisure]] for the advancement of [[civilization]]. [[Social]] [[progress]] has invariably come from the [[thoughts]] and [[plans]] of those races that have, by their [[intelligent]] toil, learned how to wrest a living from the [[land]] with lessened [[effort]] and shortened days of [[labor]] and thus have been able to [[enjoy]] a well-earned and profitable margin of [[leisure]].

81:6.8 3. ''Scientific knowledge''. The [[material]] aspects of [[civilization]] must always await the accumulation of [[scientific]] [[data]]. It was a long time after the [[discovery]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bow_and_arrow bow and arrow] and the utilization of [[animals]] for [[power]] [[purposes]] before man learned how to harness [[wind]] and [[water]], to be followed by the employment of [[steam]] and [[electricity]]. But slowly the [[tools]] of [[civilization]] improved. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weaving Weaving], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pottery pottery], the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestication domestication] of animals, and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metallurgy metalworking] were followed by an age of [[writing]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printing printing].

81:6.8 3. ''Scientific knowledge''. The [[material]] aspects of [[civilization]] must always await the accumulation of [[scientific]] [[data]]. It was a long time after the [[discovery]] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bow_and_arrow bow and arrow] and the utilization of [[animals]] for [[power]] [[purposes]] before man learned how to harness [[wind]] and [[water]], to be followed by the employment of [[steam]] and [[electricity]]. But slowly the [[tools]] of [[civilization]] improved. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weaving Weaving], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pottery pottery], the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestication domestication] of animals, and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metallurgy metalworking] were followed by an age of [[writing]] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printing printing].

81:6.9 [[Knowledge]] is [[power]]. [[Invention]] always precedes the [[acceleration]] of [[cultural]] [[development]] on a world-wide [[scale]]. [[Science]] and [[invention]] benefited most of all from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printing_Press printing press], and the interaction of all these [[cultural]] and inventive [[activities]] has enormously [[accelerated]] the [[rate]] of cultural advancement.

81:6.9 [[Knowledge]] is [[power]]. [[Invention]] always precedes the [[acceleration]] of [[cultural]] [[development]] on a world-wide [[scale]]. [[Science]] and [[invention]] benefited most of all from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printing_Press printing press], and the interaction of all these [[cultural]] and inventive [[activities]] has enormously [[accelerated]] the [[rate]] of cultural advancement.

81:6.10 [[Science]] teaches man to speak the new [[language]] of [[mathematics]] and trains his [[thoughts]] along lines of exacting [[precision]]. And science also stabilizes [[philosophy]] through the elimination of [[error]], while it purifies [[religion]] by the destruction of [[superstition]].

81:6.10 [[Science]] teaches man to speak the new [[language]] of [[mathematics]] and trains his [[thoughts]] along lines of exacting [[precision]]. And science also stabilizes [[philosophy]] through the elimination of [[error]], while it purifies [[religion]] by the destruction of [[superstition]].

81:6.11 4. ''Human resources''. Man power is indispensable to the spread of [[civilization]]. All [[things]] [[equal]], a numerous people will [[dominate]] the [[civilization]] of a smaller race. Hence failure to increase in [[numbers]] up to a certain point prevents the full [[realization]] of [[national]] [[destiny]], but there comes a point in [[population]] increase where further [[growth]] is [[suicidal]]. Multiplication of numbers beyond the optimum of the [[normal]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man-land_ratio man-land ratio] means either a lowering of the [[standards of living]] or an [[immediate]] expansion of territorial boundaries by peaceful penetration or by [[military]] [[conquest]], forcible occupation.

81:6.11 4. ''Human resources''. Man power is indispensable to the spread of [[civilization]]. All [[things]] [[equal]], a numerous people will [[dominate]] the [[civilization]] of a smaller race. Hence failure to increase in [[numbers]] up to a certain point prevents the full [[realization]] of [[national]] [[destiny]], but there comes a point in [[population]] increase where further [[growth]] is [[suicidal]]. Multiplication of numbers beyond the optimum of the [[normal]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man-land_ratio man-land ratio] means either a lowering of the [[standards of living]] or an [[immediate]] expansion of territorial boundaries by peaceful penetration or by [[military]] [[conquest]], forcible occupation.

81:6.12 You are sometimes shocked at the ravages of [[war]], but you should [[recognize]] the [[necessity]] for producing large [[numbers]] of [[mortals]] so as to afford ample [[opportunity]] for [[social]] and [[moral]] [[development]]; with such planetary [[fertility]] there soon occurs the serious [[problem]] of overpopulation. Most of the [[inhabited worlds]] are small. [[Urantia]] is [[average]], perhaps a trifle undersized. The optimum [[stabilization]] of national [[population]] enhances [[culture]] and prevents [[war]]. And it is a [[wise]] nation which knows when to cease growing.

81:6.12 You are sometimes shocked at the ravages of [[war]], but you should [[recognize]] the [[necessity]] for producing large [[numbers]] of [[mortals]] so as to afford ample [[opportunity]] for [[social]] and [[moral]] [[development]]; with such planetary [[fertility]] there soon occurs the serious [[problem]] of overpopulation. Most of the [[inhabited worlds]] are small. [[Urantia]] is [[average]], perhaps a trifle undersized. The optimum [[stabilization]] of national [[population]] enhances [[culture]] and prevents [[war]]. And it is a [[wise]] nation which knows when to cease growing.

81:6.23 8. ''Character of torchbearers''. [[Social]] inheritance enables man to stand on the shoulders of all who have preceded him, and who have [[contributed]] aught to the sum of [[culture]] and [[knowledge]]. In this [[work]] of passing on the cultural torch to the next [[generation]], the [[home]] will ever be the basic [[institution]]. The [[play]] and [[social]] life comes next, with the school last but equally indispensable in a [[complex]] and highly [[organized]] [[society]].

81:6.23 8. ''Character of torchbearers''. [[Social]] inheritance enables man to stand on the shoulders of all who have preceded him, and who have [[contributed]] aught to the sum of [[culture]] and [[knowledge]]. In this [[work]] of passing on the cultural torch to the next [[generation]], the [[home]] will ever be the basic [[institution]]. The [[play]] and [[social]] life comes next, with the school last but equally indispensable in a [[complex]] and highly [[organized]] [[society]].

81:6.24 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insects Insects] are [[born]] fully educated and equipped for life—indeed, a very narrow and [[purely]] [[instinctive]] [[existence]]. The human baby is born without an [[education]]; therefore man possesses the [[power]], by controlling the educational [[training]] of the younger [[generation]], greatly to [[modify]] the [[evolutionary]] [[course]] of [[civilization]].

81:6.24 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insects Insects] are [[born]] fully educated and equipped for life—indeed, a very narrow and [[purely]] [[instinctive]] [[existence]]. The human baby is born without an [[education]]; therefore man possesses the [[power]], by controlling the educational [[training]] of the younger [[generation]], greatly to [[modify]] the [[evolutionary]] [[course]] of [[civilization]].

81:6.25 The greatest [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_Century twentieth-century] [[influences]] contributing to the furtherance of [[civilization]] and the advancement of [[culture]] are the marked increase in world [[travel]] and the unparalleled improvements in [[methods]] of [[communication]]. But the improvement in [[education]] has not kept pace with the expanding [[social]] [[structure]]; neither has the [[modern]] [[appreciation]] of [[ethics]] developed in [[correspondence]] with [[growth]] along more purely [[intellectual]] and [[scientific]] lines. And modern [[civilization]] is at a standstill in [[spiritual]] [[development]] and the safeguarding of the [[home]] [[institution]].

81:6.25 The greatest [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_Century twentieth-century] [[influences]] contributing to the furtherance of [[civilization]] and the advancement of [[culture]] are the marked increase in world [[travel]] and the unparalleled improvements in [[methods]] of [[communication]]. But the improvement in [[education]] has not kept pace with the expanding [[social]] [[structure]]; neither has the [[modern]] [[appreciation]] of [[ethics]] developed in [[correspondence]] with [[growth]] along more purely [[intellectual]] and [[scientific]] lines. And modern [[civilization]] is at a standstill in [[spiritual]] [[development]] and the safeguarding of the [[home]] [[institution]].

81:6.26 9. ''The racial ideals''. The [[ideals]] of one [[generation]] carve out the [[channels]] of [[destiny]] for immediate posterity. The [[quality]] of the social torchbearers will determine whether [[civilization]] goes forward or backward. The [[homes]], churches, and schools of one [[generation]] predetermine the [[character]] [[trend]] of the [[succeeding]] [[generation]]. The [[moral]] and [[spiritual]] [[momentum]] of a race or a nation largely determines the [[cultural]] [[velocity]] of that [[civilization]].

81:6.26 9. ''The racial ideals''. The [[ideals]] of one [[generation]] carve out the [[channels]] of [[destiny]] for immediate posterity. The [[quality]] of the social torchbearers will determine whether [[civilization]] goes forward or backward. The [[homes]], churches, and schools of one [[generation]] predetermine the [[character]] [[trend]] of the [[succeeding]] [[generation]]. The [[moral]] and [[spiritual]] [[momentum]] of a race or a nation largely determines the [[cultural]] [[velocity]] of that [[civilization]].

81:6.42 [[Leadership]] is vital to [[progress]]. [[Wisdom]], [[insight]], and [[foresight]] are indispensable to the [[endurance]] of [[nations]]. [[Civilization]] is never really jeopardized until able [[leadership]] begins to vanish. And the [[quantity]] of such [[wise]] [[leadership]] has never exceeded one per cent of the [[population]].

81:6.42 [[Leadership]] is vital to [[progress]]. [[Wisdom]], [[insight]], and [[foresight]] are indispensable to the [[endurance]] of [[nations]]. [[Civilization]] is never really jeopardized until able [[leadership]] begins to vanish. And the [[quantity]] of such [[wise]] [[leadership]] has never exceeded one per cent of the [[population]].

81:6.43 And it was by these rungs on the [[evolutionary]] ladder that [[civilization]] climbed to that place where those mighty [[influences]] could be [[initiated]] which have culminated in the rapidly expanding [[culture]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_Century twentieth century]. And only by [[adherence]] to these [[essentials]] can man [[hope]] to [[maintain]] his present-day [[civilizations]] while providing for their continued [[development]] and certain [[survival]].

81:6.43 And it was by these rungs on the [[evolutionary]] ladder that [[civilization]] climbed to that place where those mighty [[influences]] could be [[initiated]] which have culminated in the rapidly expanding [[culture]] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_Century twentieth century]. And only by [[adherence]] to these [[essentials]] can man [[hope]] to [[maintain]] his present-day [[civilizations]] while providing for their continued [[development]] and certain [[survival]].

81:6.44 This is the gist of the long, long [[struggle]] of the peoples of [[earth]] to [[establish]] [[civilization]] since the age of [[Adam]]. Present-day [[culture]] is the net result of this strenuous [[evolution]]. Before the [[discovery]] of [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printing_press printing], [[progress]] was [[relatively]] slow since one [[generation]] could not so rapidly benefit from the [[achievements]] of its predecessors. But now [[human]] [[society]] is plunging forward under the [[force]] of the accumulated [[momentum]] of all the ages through which [[civilization]] has struggled.

81:6.44 This is the gist of the long, long [[struggle]] of the peoples of [[earth]] to [[establish]] [[civilization]] since the age of [[Adam]]. Present-day [[culture]] is the net result of this strenuous [[evolution]]. Before the [[discovery]] of [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printing_press printing], [[progress]] was [[relatively]] slow since one [[generation]] could not so rapidly benefit from the [[achievements]] of its predecessors. But now [[human]] [[society]] is plunging forward under the [[force]] of the accumulated [[momentum]] of all the ages through which [[civilization]] has struggled.

81:6.45 Sponsored by an [[Archangel]] of [[Nebadon]].

81:6.45 Sponsored by an [[Archangel]] of [[Nebadon]].

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[[Category:Paper 81 - Development of Modern Civilization]]

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