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*3. 69:1.5 ''The institutions of self-gratification''. These are the [[practices]] growing out of [[vanity]] proclivities and [[pride]] [[emotions]]; and they [[embrace]] [[customs]] in [[dress]] and [[personal]] adornment, [[social]] usages, [[war]] for [[glory]], [[dancing]], amusement, [[games]], and other phases of sensual gratification. But [[civilization]] has never evolved distinctive institutions of [[self-gratification]].

*3. 69:1.5 ''The institutions of self-gratification''. These are the [[practices]] growing out of [[vanity]] proclivities and [[pride]] [[emotions]]; and they [[embrace]] [[customs]] in [[dress]] and [[personal]] adornment, [[social]] usages, [[war]] for [[glory]], [[dancing]], amusement, [[games]], and other phases of sensual gratification. But [[civilization]] has never evolved distinctive institutions of [[self-gratification]].

69:1.6 These [[three]] [[groups]] of [[social]] [[practices]] are [[intimately]] interrelated and minutely [[interdependent]] the one upon the other. On [[Urantia]] they [[represent]] a [[complex]] [[organization]] which [[functions]] as a single [[social]] [[mechanism]].[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_68_-_The_Dawn_of_Civilization#68:2._FACTORS_IN_SOCIAL_PROGRESSION]

69:1.6 These [[three]] [[groups]] of [[social]] [[practices]] are [[intimately]] interrelated and minutely [[interdependent]] the one upon the other. On [[Urantia]] they [[represent]] a [[complex]] [[organization]] which [[functions]] as a single [[social]] [[mechanism]].[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_68_-_The_Dawn_of_Civilization#68:2._FACTORS_IN_SOCIAL_PROGRESSION]

==69:2. THE DAWN OF INDUSTRY==

==69:2. THE DAWN OF INDUSTRY==

69:2.4 [[Primitive]] man disliked hard [[work]], and he would not hurry unless confronted by grave [[danger]]. The [[time]] element in [[labor]], the [[idea]] of doing a given task within a certain [[time]] [[limit]], is entirely a [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern modern] notion. The ancients were never rushed. It was the double demands of the [[intense]] [[struggle]] for [[existence]] and of the ever-advancing [[standards]] of living that drove the [[naturally]] inactive [[races]] of early man into avenues of industry.

69:2.4 [[Primitive]] man disliked hard [[work]], and he would not hurry unless confronted by grave [[danger]]. The [[time]] element in [[labor]], the [[idea]] of doing a given task within a certain [[time]] [[limit]], is entirely a [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern modern] notion. The ancients were never rushed. It was the double demands of the [[intense]] [[struggle]] for [[existence]] and of the ever-advancing [[standards]] of living that drove the [[naturally]] inactive [[races]] of early man into avenues of industry.

69:2.5 [[Labor]], the efforts of [[design]], distinguishes man from the [[beast]], whose exertions are largely [[instinctive]]. The [[necessity]] for [[labor]] is man's paramount [[blessing]]. The Prince's staff all worked; they did much to ennoble [[physical]] [[labor]] on [[Urantia]]. [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_74 Adam] was a gardener; the [[God]] of the [[Hebrews]] labored—he was the [[creator]] and upholder of all [[things]]. The [[Hebrews]] were the first [[tribe]] to put a supreme premium on [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industry industry]; they were the first people to [[decree]] that "he who does not work shall not eat."[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=2nd_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Thessalonians] But many of the [[religions]] of the world reverted to the early [[ideal]] of idleness. [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter Jupiter] was a reveler, and [[Buddha]] became a [[reflective]] devotee of [[leisure]].

69:2.5 [[Labor]], the efforts of [[design]], distinguishes man from the [[beast]], whose exertions are largely [[instinctive]]. The [[necessity]] for [[labor]] is man's paramount [[blessing]]. The Prince's staff all worked; they did much to ennoble [[physical]] [[labor]] on [[Urantia]]. [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_74 Adam] was a gardener; the [[God]] of the [[Hebrews]] labored—he was the [[creator]] and upholder of all [[things]]. The [[Hebrews]] were the first [[tribe]] to put a supreme premium on [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industry industry]; they were the first people to [[decree]] that "he who does not work shall not eat."[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=2nd_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Thessalonians] But many of the [[religions]] of the world reverted to the early [[ideal]] of idleness. [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter Jupiter] was a reveler, and [[Buddha]] became a [[reflective]] devotee of [[leisure]].

69:2.6 The [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_64#64:6._THE_SIX_SANGIK_RACES_OF_URANTIA Sangik tribes] were fairly industrious when residing away from the tropics. But there was a long, long [[struggle]] between the lazy devotees of [[magic]] and the [[apostles]] of [[work]]—those who exercised [[foresight]].

69:2.6 The [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_64#64:6._THE_SIX_SANGIK_RACES_OF_URANTIA Sangik tribes] were fairly industrious when residing away from the tropics. But there was a long, long [[struggle]] between the lazy devotees of [[magic]] and the [[apostles]] of [[work]]—those who exercised [[foresight]].

69:2.7 The first [[human]] [[foresight]] was directed toward the preservation of [[fire]], [[water]], and [[food]]. But [[primitive]] man was a natural-born gambler; he always wanted to get something for nothing, and all too often during these early times the success which accrued from [[patient]] [[practice]] was attributed to [[charms]]. [[Magic]] was slow to give way before [[foresight]], self-denial, and [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industry industry].

69:2.7 The first [[human]] [[foresight]] was directed toward the preservation of [[fire]], [[water]], and [[food]]. But [[primitive]] man was a natural-born gambler; he always wanted to get something for nothing, and all too often during these early times the success which accrued from [[patient]] [[practice]] was attributed to [[charms]]. [[Magic]] was slow to give way before [[foresight]], self-denial, and [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industry industry].

69:6.3 [[Fire]] was a great civilizer, providing [[man]] with his first means of being [[altruistic]] without loss by enabling him to give live coals to a [[neighbor]] without depriving himself. The household [[fire]], which was attended by the [[mother]] or eldest daughter, was the first [[educator]], requiring [[Attention|watchfulness]] and dependability. The early [[home]] was not a building but the [[family]] gathered about the [[fire]], the [[family]] [[hearth]]. When a son founded a new [[home]], he carried a firebrand from the [[family]] [[hearth]].

69:6.3 [[Fire]] was a great civilizer, providing [[man]] with his first means of being [[altruistic]] without loss by enabling him to give live coals to a [[neighbor]] without depriving himself. The household [[fire]], which was attended by the [[mother]] or eldest daughter, was the first [[educator]], requiring [[Attention|watchfulness]] and dependability. The early [[home]] was not a building but the [[family]] gathered about the [[fire]], the [[family]] [[hearth]]. When a son founded a new [[home]], he carried a firebrand from the [[family]] [[hearth]].

69:6.4 Though [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_63#63:1._ANDON_AND_FONTA Andon], the [[discoverer]] of [[fire]], avoided treating it as an object of [[worship]], many of his [[descendants]] regarded the flame as a [[fetish]] or as a [[spirit]]. They failed to reap the sanitary benefits of [[fire]] because they would not burn [[refuse]]. [[Primitive]] man feared [[fire]] and always sought to keep it in [[good]] [[humor]], hence the sprinkling of [[incense]]. Under no circumstances would the ancients spit in a [[fire]], nor would they ever pass between anyone and a burning [[fire]]. Even the iron [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrites pyrites] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint flints] used in striking [[fire]] were held [[sacred]] by early [[mankind]].

69:6.4 Though [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_63#63:1._ANDON_AND_FONTA Andon], the [[discoverer]] of [[fire]], avoided treating it as an object of [[worship]], many of his [[descendants]] regarded the flame as a [[fetish]] or as a [[spirit]]. They failed to reap the sanitary benefits of [[fire]] because they would not burn [[refuse]]. [[Primitive]] man feared [[fire]] and always sought to keep it in [[good]] [[humor]], hence the sprinkling of [[incense]]. Under no circumstances would the ancients spit in a [[fire]], nor would they ever pass between anyone and a burning [[fire]]. Even the iron [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrites pyrites] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint flints] used in striking [[fire]] were held [[sacred]] by early [[mankind]].

69:6.5 It was a [[sin]] to extinguish a flame; if a [[Home|hut]] caught fire, it was allowed to burn. The [[fires]] of the [[temples]] and [[shrines]] were [[sacred]] and were never permitted to go out except that it was the [[custom]] to kindle new flames annually or after some [[calamity]]. [[Women]] were selected as [[priests]] because they were custodians of the [[home]] [[fires]].

69:6.5 It was a [[sin]] to extinguish a flame; if a [[Home|hut]] caught fire, it was allowed to burn. The [[fires]] of the [[temples]] and [[shrines]] were [[sacred]] and were never permitted to go out except that it was the [[custom]] to kindle new flames annually or after some [[calamity]]. [[Women]] were selected as [[priests]] because they were custodians of the [[home]] [[fires]].

69:7.3 It was easy to tame some [[animals]], but like the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant elephant], many of them would not [[reproduce]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captivity_%28animal%29 captivity]. Still further on it was [[discovered]] that certain [[species]] of [[animals]] would submit to man's [[presence]], and that they would [[reproduce]] in captivity. The [[domestication]] of [[animals]] was thus promoted by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_breeding selective breeding], an art which has made great [[progress]] since the days of [[Dalamatia]].

69:7.3 It was easy to tame some [[animals]], but like the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant elephant], many of them would not [[reproduce]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captivity_%28animal%29 captivity]. Still further on it was [[discovered]] that certain [[species]] of [[animals]] would submit to man's [[presence]], and that they would [[reproduce]] in captivity. The [[domestication]] of [[animals]] was thus promoted by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_breeding selective breeding], an art which has made great [[progress]] since the days of [[Dalamatia]].

69:7.4 The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog dog] was the first [[animal]] to be [[domesticated]], and the [[difficult]] [[experience]] of taming it began when a certain [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog dog], after following a [[hunter]] around all day, actually went [[home]] with him. For ages dogs were used for [[food]], [[hunting]], [[transportation]], and companionship. At first dogs only howled, but later on they learned to bark. The dog's keen [[Senses|sense]] of [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Senses#Smell.2C_Taste.2C_and_Touch smell] led to the notion it could see [[spirits]], and thus arose the dog-[[fetish]] [[cults]]. The employment of watchdogs made it first possible for the whole [[clan]] to [[sleep]] at [[night]]. It then became the [[custom]] to employ watchdogs to [[protect]] the [[home]] against [[spirits]] as well as [[material]] enemies. When the dog barked, man or beast approached, but when the dog howled, spirits were near. Even now many still [[believe]] that a dog's howling at [[night]] betokens [[death]].

69:7.4 The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog dog] was the first [[animal]] to be [[domesticated]], and the [[difficult]] [[experience]] of taming it began when a certain [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog dog], after following a [[hunter]] around all day, actually went [[home]] with him. For ages dogs were used for [[food]], [[hunting]], [[transportation]], and companionship. At first dogs only howled, but later on they learned to bark. The dog's keen [[Senses|sense]] of [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Senses#Smell.2C_Taste.2C_and_Touch smell] led to the notion it could see [[spirits]], and thus arose the dog-[[fetish]] [[cults]]. The employment of watchdogs made it first possible for the whole [[clan]] to [[sleep]] at [[night]]. It then became the [[custom]] to employ watchdogs to [[protect]] the [[home]] against [[spirits]] as well as [[material]] enemies. When the dog barked, man or beast approached, but when the dog howled, spirits were near. Even now many still [[believe]] that a dog's howling at [[night]] betokens [[death]].

69:7.5 When man was a [[hunter]], he was fairly kind to [[woman]], but after the [[domestication]] of [[animals]], coupled with the [[Caligastia]] [[confusion]], many [[tribes]] shamefully treated their [[women]]. They treated them altogether too much as they treated their [[animals]]. Man's brutal treatment of [[woman]] [[constitutes]] one of the [[darkest]] chapters of [[human]] [[history]].

69:7.5 When man was a [[hunter]], he was fairly kind to [[woman]], but after the [[domestication]] of [[animals]], coupled with the [[Caligastia]] [[confusion]], many [[tribes]] shamefully treated their [[women]]. They treated them altogether too much as they treated their [[animals]]. Man's brutal treatment of [[woman]] [[constitutes]] one of the [[darkest]] chapters of [[human]] [[history]].

69:8.2 Not long ago [[enslavement]] was the lot of those [[military]] captives who refused to [[accept]] the [[conqueror]]'s [[religion]]. In earlier times captives were either eaten, [[torture]]d to [[death]], set to fighting each other, [[sacrificed]] to [[spirits]], or enslaved. [[Slavery]] was a great advancement over [[Genocide|massacre]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannibalism cannibalism].

69:8.2 Not long ago [[enslavement]] was the lot of those [[military]] captives who refused to [[accept]] the [[conqueror]]'s [[religion]]. In earlier times captives were either eaten, [[torture]]d to [[death]], set to fighting each other, [[sacrificed]] to [[spirits]], or enslaved. [[Slavery]] was a great advancement over [[Genocide|massacre]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannibalism cannibalism].

69:8.3 [[Enslavement]] was a forward step in the [[merciful]] treatment of [[war]] captives. The ambush of [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Joshua#Chapter__.8 Ai], with the wholesale slaughter of [[men]], [[women]], and [[children]], only the king being saved to [[gratify]] the [[conqueror]]'s [[vanity]], is a [[faithful]] picture of the barbaric slaughter [[practiced]] by even supposedly [[civilized]] peoples. The raid upon [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Joshua#Chapter__.2 Og], the king of Bashan, was equally brutal and [[effective]]. The [[Hebrews]] "utterly destroyed"[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=First_Book_of_Samuel#Chapter_15] their enemies, taking all their [[property]] as spoils. They put all [[cities]] under [[tribute]] on [[pain]] of the "destruction of all males."[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Numbers#Chapter_.31] But many of the contemporary [[tribes]], those having less tribal [[egotism]], had long since begun to [[practice]] the [[adoption]] of superior captives.

69:8.3 [[Enslavement]] was a forward step in the [[merciful]] treatment of [[war]] captives. The ambush of [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Joshua#Chapter__.8 Ai], with the wholesale slaughter of [[men]], [[women]], and [[children]], only the king being saved to [[gratify]] the [[conqueror]]'s [[vanity]], is a [[faithful]] picture of the barbaric slaughter [[practiced]] by even supposedly [[civilized]] peoples. The raid upon [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Joshua#Chapter__.2 Og], the king of Bashan, was equally brutal and [[effective]]. The [[Hebrews]] "utterly destroyed"[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=First_Book_of_Samuel#Chapter_15] their enemies, taking all their [[property]] as spoils. They put all [[cities]] under [[tribute]] on [[pain]] of the "destruction of all males."[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Numbers#Chapter_.31] But many of the contemporary [[tribes]], those having less tribal [[egotism]], had long since begun to [[practice]] the [[adoption]] of superior captives.

69:8.4 The [[hunter]], like the [[American]] red man, did not enslave. He either adopted or killed his captives. [[Slavery]] was not prevalent among the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastoral pastoral] peoples, for they needed few laborers. In [[war]] the herders made a [[practice]] of killing all [[men]] captives and taking as [[slaves]] only the [[women]] and [[children]]. The [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Deutoronomy#Chapter_.21 Mosaic code contained specific directions] for making [[wives]] of these [[women]] captives. If not satisfactory, they could be sent away, but the [[Hebrews]] were not allowed to sell such rejected consorts as [[slaves]]—that was at least one advance in [[civilization]]. Though the [[social]] [[standards]] of the [[Hebrews]] were crude, they were far above those of the [[surrounding]] [[tribes]].

69:8.4 The [[hunter]], like the [[American]] red man, did not enslave. He either adopted or killed his captives. [[Slavery]] was not prevalent among the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastoral pastoral] peoples, for they needed few laborers. In [[war]] the herders made a [[practice]] of killing all [[men]] captives and taking as [[slaves]] only the [[women]] and [[children]]. The [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Deutoronomy#Chapter_.21 Mosaic code contained specific directions] for making [[wives]] of these [[women]] captives. If not satisfactory, they could be sent away, but the [[Hebrews]] were not allowed to sell such rejected consorts as [[slaves]]—that was at least one advance in [[civilization]]. Though the [[social]] [[standards]] of the [[Hebrews]] were crude, they were far above those of the [[surrounding]] [[tribes]].

69:8.5 The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shepherds herders] were the first capitalists; their herds represented capital, and they lived on the interest—the natural increase. And they were disinclined to [[trust]] this [[wealth]] to the keeping of either [[slaves]] or [[women]]. But later on they took [[male]] prisoners and forced them to [[cultivate]] the [[soil]]. This is the early [[origin]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serfdom serfdom]—man attached to the [[land]]. The Africans could easily be taught to till the [[soil]]; hence they became the great [[slave]] [[race]].

69:8.5 The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shepherds herders] were the first capitalists; their herds represented capital, and they lived on the interest—the natural increase. And they were disinclined to [[trust]] this [[wealth]] to the keeping of either [[slaves]] or [[women]]. But later on they took [[male]] prisoners and forced them to [[cultivate]] the [[soil]]. This is the early [[origin]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serfdom serfdom]—man attached to the [[land]]. The Africans could easily be taught to till the [[soil]]; hence they became the great [[slave]] [[race]].

69:9.12 [[Water]] holes and [[wells]] were among the first [[private]] [[possessions]]. The whole [[fetish]] [[practice]] was utilized to guard [[water]] holes, [[wells]], trees, crops, and honey. Following the loss of [[faith]] in the [[fetish]], [[laws]] were evolved to protect [[private]] belongings. But game laws, the right to [[hunt]], long preceded [[land]] laws. The [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_American American red man] never [[understood]] [[private]] ownership of [[land]]; he could not [[comprehend]] the white man's [[view]].

69:9.12 [[Water]] holes and [[wells]] were among the first [[private]] [[possessions]]. The whole [[fetish]] [[practice]] was utilized to guard [[water]] holes, [[wells]], trees, crops, and honey. Following the loss of [[faith]] in the [[fetish]], [[laws]] were evolved to protect [[private]] belongings. But game laws, the right to [[hunt]], long preceded [[land]] laws. The [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_American American red man] never [[understood]] [[private]] ownership of [[land]]; he could not [[comprehend]] the white man's [[view]].

69:9.13 [[Private]] [[property]] was early marked by [[family]] insignia, and this is the early [[origin]] of [[family]] crests. Real estate could also be put under the watchcare of [[spirits]]. The [[priests]] would "[[consecrate]]" a piece of [[land]], and it would then rest under the [[protection]] of the [[magic]] [[taboos]] erected thereon. Owners thereof were said to have a "priest's title." The Hebrews had great [[respect]] for these family landmarks: "Cursed be he who removes his neighbor's landmark."[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Deutoronomy#Chapter_.27] These stone markers bore the [[priest]]'s initials. Even trees, when initialed, became [[private]] [[property]].

69:9.13 [[Private]] [[property]] was early marked by [[family]] insignia, and this is the early [[origin]] of [[family]] crests. Real estate could also be put under the watchcare of [[spirits]]. The [[priests]] would "[[consecrate]]" a piece of [[land]], and it would then rest under the [[protection]] of the [[magic]] [[taboos]] erected thereon. Owners thereof were said to have a "priest's title." The Hebrews had great [[respect]] for these family landmarks: "Cursed be he who removes his neighbor's landmark."[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Deutoronomy#Chapter_.27] These stone markers bore the [[priest]]'s initials. Even trees, when initialed, became [[private]] [[property]].

69:9.14 In early days only the crops were [[private]], but successive crops conferred title; [[agriculture]] was thus the [[genesis]] of the [[private]] [[ownership]] of [[land]]. [[Individuals]] were first given only a life tenureship; at [[death]] [[land]] reverted to the [[tribe]]. The very first land titles granted by [[tribes]] to [[individuals]] were graves—[[family]] [[burying]] grounds. In later times [[land]] belonged to those who fenced it. But the [[cities]] always reserved certain [[lands]] for public pasturage and for use in case of siege; these "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Commons commons]" [[represent]] the [[survival]] of the earlier [[form]] of [[collective]] ownership.

69:9.14 In early days only the crops were [[private]], but successive crops conferred title; [[agriculture]] was thus the [[genesis]] of the [[private]] [[ownership]] of [[land]]. [[Individuals]] were first given only a life tenureship; at [[death]] [[land]] reverted to the [[tribe]]. The very first land titles granted by [[tribes]] to [[individuals]] were graves—[[family]] [[burying]] grounds. In later times [[land]] belonged to those who fenced it. But the [[cities]] always reserved certain [[lands]] for public pasturage and for use in case of siege; these "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Commons commons]" [[represent]] the [[survival]] of the earlier [[form]] of [[collective]] ownership.

69:9.19 Presented by a [[Melchizedek]] of [[Nebadon]].

69:9.19 Presented by a [[Melchizedek]] of [[Nebadon]].

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