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Huh. I think Middle Eastern monotheism and the general Judao-Christian moral principles which accompanied it, taken as a whole, surpass by far any other contribution to civilization which came out of that region. Or for that matter, any region. I think it's the basis for modern nationalism instead of tribalism and industry replacing agriculture, for starters among things that I value in life.
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