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		annyeonghada on June 15, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ten years after the Higgs, physicists face the nig... On what are built others civilizations? I've yet to see a civilization that is not built on money and power.

NateEag on June 15, 2022 | [–]

I think OP meant the philosophical standpoint of materialism:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Materialism

uwagar on June 15, 2022 | [–]

all civilizations are now western civilisations (or in progress).

power though is not entirely material.

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