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50:5.3 Under the [[Noble|benign]] rule of a ''Planetary Prince'', augmented by the [[Material Sons]] and punctuated by the [[periodic]] missions of the [[Paradise Sons]], the [[mortal]] [[races]] on an [[average]] world of [[time and space]] will [[successively]] pass through the following [[seven]] [[developmental]] [[epochs]]:

50:5.3 Under the [[Noble|benign]] rule of a ''Planetary Prince'', augmented by the [[Material Sons]] and punctuated by the [[periodic]] missions of the [[Paradise Sons]], the [[mortal]] [[races]] on an [[average]] world of [[time and space]] will [[successively]] pass through the following [[seven]] [[developmental]] [[epochs]]:

*1. 50:5.4 ''The nutrition epoch''. The [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_59 prehuman creatures] and the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_62 dawn races] of [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_64 primitive man] are chiefly concerned with [[food]] [[problems]]. These [[evolving]] [[beings]] spend their [[waking]] hours either in seeking [[food]] or in fighting, offensively or defensively. The [[food]] quest is [[paramount]] in the [[minds]] of these early [[ancestors]] of subsequent [[civilization]].

*1. 50:5.4 ''The nutrition epoch''. The [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_59 prehuman creatures] and the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_62 dawn races] of [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_64 primitive man] are chiefly concerned with [[food]] [[problems]]. These [[evolving]] [[beings]] spend their [[waking]] hours either in seeking [[food]] or in fighting, offensively or defensively. The [[food]] quest is [[paramount]] in the [[minds]] of these early [[ancestors]] of subsequent [[civilization]].

*2. 50:5.5 ''The security age''. Just as soon as the [[primitive]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter-gatherer hunter] can spare any [[time]] from the search for [[food]], he turns this [[leisure]] to augmenting his [[security]]. More and more [[attention]] is [[devoted]] to the [[technique]] of [[war]]. [[Homes]] are fortified, and the clans are solidified by [[mutual]] [[fear]] and by the inculcation of hate for foreign [[groups]]. [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_69#69:1._BASIC_HUMAN_INSTITUTIONS Self-preservation] is a pursuit which always follows [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_69#69:1._BASIC_HUMAN_INSTITUTIONS self-maintenance].

*2. 50:5.5 ''The security age''. Just as soon as the [[primitive]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter-gatherer hunter] can spare any [[time]] from the search for [[food]], he turns this [[leisure]] to augmenting his [[security]]. More and more [[attention]] is [[devoted]] to the [[technique]] of [[war]]. [[Homes]] are fortified, and the clans are solidified by [[mutual]] [[fear]] and by the inculcation of hate for foreign [[groups]]. [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_69#69:1._BASIC_HUMAN_INSTITUTIONS Self-preservation] is a pursuit which always follows [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_69#69:1._BASIC_HUMAN_INSTITUTIONS self-maintenance].

*3. 50:5.6 ''The material-comfort era''. After [[food]] problems have been partially solved and some [[degree]] of [[security]] has been [[attained]], the additional [[leisure]] is utilized to promote [[personal]] comfort. [[Luxury]] vies with [[necessity]] in occupying the [[center]] of the [[stage]] of [[human]] [[activities]]. Such an [[age]] is all too often characterized by [[tyranny]], intolerance, gluttony, and drunkenness. The weaker elements of the [[races]] incline towards excesses and [[Barbarism|brutality]]. Gradually these [[pleasure]]-seeking weaklings are subjugated by the more strong and [[truth]]-loving elements of the advancing [[civilization]].

*3. 50:5.6 ''The material-comfort era''. After [[food]] problems have been partially solved and some [[degree]] of [[security]] has been [[attained]], the additional [[leisure]] is utilized to promote [[personal]] comfort. [[Luxury]] vies with [[necessity]] in occupying the [[center]] of the [[stage]] of [[human]] [[activities]]. Such an [[age]] is all too often characterized by [[tyranny]], intolerance, gluttony, and drunkenness. The weaker elements of the [[races]] incline towards excesses and [[Barbarism|brutality]]. Gradually these [[pleasure]]-seeking weaklings are subjugated by the more strong and [[truth]]-loving elements of the advancing [[civilization]].

*4. 50:5.7 ''The quest for knowledge and wisdom''. [[Food]], [[security]], [[pleasure]], and [[leisure]] provide the [[foundation]] for the [[development]] of [[culture]] and the [[Dissemination|spread]] of [[knowledge]]. The [[effort]] to [[execute]] [[knowledge]] results in [[wisdom]], and when a [[culture]] has learned how to [[profit]] and improve by [[experience]], [[civilization]] has really arrived. [[Food]], [[security]], and [[material]] comfort still [[dominate]] [[society]], but many forward-looking [[individuals]] are hungering for [[knowledge]] and thirsting for [[wisdom]]. Every [[child]] is provided an [[opportunity]] to [[learn]] by [[doing]]; [[education]] is the watchword of these ages.

*4. 50:5.7 ''The quest for knowledge and wisdom''. [[Food]], [[security]], [[pleasure]], and [[leisure]] provide the [[foundation]] for the [[development]] of [[culture]] and the [[Dissemination|spread]] of [[knowledge]]. The [[effort]] to [[execute]] [[knowledge]] results in [[wisdom]], and when a [[culture]] has learned how to [[profit]] and improve by [[experience]], [[civilization]] has really arrived. [[Food]], [[security]], and [[material]] comfort still [[dominate]] [[society]], but many forward-looking [[individuals]] are hungering for [[knowledge]] and thirsting for [[wisdom]]. Every [[child]] is provided an [[opportunity]] to [[learn]] by [[doing]]; [[education]] is the watchword of these ages.

50:5.11 After serving their [[spheres]] through [[successive]] [[dispensations]] of world [[history]] and the progressing [[epochs]] of [[planetary]] [[progress]], the ''Planetary Princes'' are elevated to the position of ''Planetary Sovereigns'' upon the [[inauguration]] of the era of [[light and life]].

50:5.11 After serving their [[spheres]] through [[successive]] [[dispensations]] of world [[history]] and the progressing [[epochs]] of [[planetary]] [[progress]], the ''Planetary Princes'' are elevated to the position of ''Planetary Sovereigns'' upon the [[inauguration]] of the era of [[light and life]].

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