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    Who do you think is the greatest civilisation ever? Mine are the chinese we had chemical bombs by the 12th century! + we created fireworks ^_^
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    Modern-day western capitalism and individualism offers more freedom of choice, in lifestyle, and of wealth than any other system which has ever been attempted. As I believe in the importance of the individual over all else; The USA, which at least has lower taxes than Canada, the UK, and most likely Australia and Japan as well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by I'm my own MILF
    Modern-day western capitalism and individualism offers more freedom of choice, in lifestyle, and of wealth than any other system which has ever been attempted. As I believe in the importance of the individual over all else; The USA, which at least has lower taxes than Canada, the UK, and most likely Australia and Japan as well.
    Yeah pretty much lol.

    Also current western civilization doesn't keep its information secret.

    If oyu look at the Romans and what they achieved.WEll only a few minority in the Empire even knew how things worked. How the aqeduct worked,How to make the proper siege weapons, How to design bridges,heck even how the Collessium was made. ..This knowledge was never shared.Plus back then only about 10 million humans were alive anyway.

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    i really think romans where the greatest sivilication you dont see much sivilications who had all of europe (except the places wich held no intrest and or money) and a part of africa though there are so much greet sivilications
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    I don't really think there is a "greatest" civilization. Great yes.. but greatest? nah.

    All civs had ups and downs.

    Quote Originally Posted by lordblazer
    Also current western civilization doesn't keep its information secret.
    Hmm.. I am sure the US keeps plenty secret from it's people. Albeit it is prolly less then what was kept unknowable in the past.. but it ain't gone from our world yet.


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    I like Ghengis Khan's empire. He had a suggestion box.

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    Imperial China, perhaps the oldest and at one point the most technologically advanced civilization on the face of the earth and recently,quantities of evidence have been unearthed which show the Chinese were the first to navigate the globe and much of the unknown world decades before European explorers supposedly " discovered " the Americas,Australia and New Zealand.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ShunNakamura
    Hmm.. I am sure the US keeps plenty secret from it's people. Albeit it is prolly less then what was kept unknowable in the past.. but it ain't gone from our world yet.
    I think he more meant how technology works. I mean, yes there are still secrets, but I can go and find a website right now which will tell me the theory behind building a railgun/coilgun capable of punching through a meter of reinforced steel. I already know the theory behind building an atomic bomb, and if I could be bothered I could go learn the math behind it as well.

    Of course, there are still state secrets and the like and I doubt that'll ever change, and I don't endorse the majority of them being kept either. Nonetheless, I think things are better now than they were way back when.

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    kyuzo were you watching that program on bbc today about all the stuff the chinese did?

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    Atlantis.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cloud No.9
    kyuzo were you watching that program on bbc today about all the stuff the chinese did?
    tuned in the last 5 mins xD
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    Apparently there was a civilization predating Atlantis called " The Great Empire of Mu " in the South Pacific.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kyuzo
    Who do you think is the greatest civilisation ever? Mine are the chinese we had chemical bombs by the 12th century! + we created fireworks ^_^

    *ahem**Cough cough*

    All right listen guys...we all know how the best are. It's the Korean's!!!!! We are smart, we are courageous, we can ply DDR and PULSE! We can sing, we can dance. But most of all we can play soccer, and be the fastest or have great skills!

    We eat Kimchi, and we like spicy foods. We especially love rice...and lots of soy sauce!!! So therefore I hence forth Korea is the bestetsestestest ever!!! EVAR!!!!! RWAR!
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    Ancient Egypt

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    Quote Originally Posted by eestlinc
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