To us, the meme Civilization must continue at any cost and not be abandoned under any circumstance seems intrinsic to the human mind--self-evident, like The shortest distance between two points is a straight line. A mind that doesn't possess that meme hardly seems human to us. We imagine humanity was born with this meme in its head.
Beyond Civilization
New book from Daniel Quinn! If They Give You Lined Paper, Write Sideways
"One of the most troublesome questions I've been asked--and it's been asked hundreds of times--is: 'Where do these strange ideas of yours come from?' In the beginning, I thought it was just the usual where-do-you-get-your-ideas? question that all authors receive. My readers soon set me straight. Read more ...