“Q: What is the purpose of our civilization? Is it an end in itself or merely a

–“Q: What is the purpose of our civilization? Is it an end in itself or merely a means to something greater?”–

Great Question. Great topic for a long article, but the short version:
(a) Surviving Competition (from lesser peoples)
(b) Self Determination by Self Determined Means – together.
(c) “The Proto-Indo-Europeans and their gods were heroic, militaristic, expansionist, and sky-worshipping, and – not peaceful, earth-worshipping, and agrarian.” And aristocratic egalitarianism (“make the people better so there are more of us”) It’s heroic.
(d) Innovative, adaptive, Evolutionary Velocity.
(e) Condition of prosperity while doing so.
(f) Aryanism: Transcendence into, and defeat of, the gods we imagine (which are specious).

The answer to your question: The purpose of our civilization is our Transcendence into gods by use of our dominance over ourselves, others, nature, and the universe

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