What do you think defines civilization?

[arcadian]

Indoor plumbing. Running water. Hell, I can even live without electricity but without a shower and flush toilets everything falls apart.

[Inchworm]

1. crayons

:hi:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

17. most definitely

the epitome of civilization...May I present the 64 pack with sharpener:



on edit: crayons and good manners (that means "share your crayons" :D)

[Aristus]

2. Pashtunuali.

The Afghan code of honor. There are three obligations:

1. Milmastya - Hospitality.
2. Badal - Revenge.
3. Nanawatai - The obligation to give sanctuary to all who ask, even an enemy.

It's incredibly civilized...

[kentauros]

3. Beer

:)

Rosecrucian-Egyptian-BeerMaking

[FloridaJudy]

4. Protecting and caring for the most vulnerable citizens

Children, elders, the mentally and physically challenged, etc.

We still have a long way to go to get there in this country, IMHO.

[ThomCat]

5. How you treat the poor, disabled, young, and old.

And how you treat the animals you share the world with.

[raouldukelives]

6. A dictionary

Or maybe just being nice to one another.

[Critters2]

7. I know! I know!! I learned this in Intro to Western Civ!

Civilization occurs when settled agriculture advances to the point that a minority of the population can feed the whole population, allowing the majority to pursue occupations besides producing food. This leads to the development of cities, trade, the arts, recreation and other civilizing cultural forms. That's what they taught us in Western Civ.

But, personally, I think the Pop Tart was a HUGH leap forward.

[The Inquisitive]

8. A+

yea, that's civilization in a nutshell more or less. I guess this threads finished now that we have our answer.

[Critters2]

19. I kill threads. It's what I do

since my ancestors moved off the farm.

[khashka]

10. You are good!

It literally means living in cities and by extension all the things that lead to that. You got your Western Civ. down good :)

Khash.

[khashka]

9. Politeness

treating other people with kindness and respect.

And crayons :)


Khash.

[hippywife]

11. How people view

and treat each other and the rest of the world. How accepting they are of cultures different than their own.

[Deja Q]

12. What you said, plus

Chivalry
Serious discussion of issues
Working with fellow citizens when possible
"Doctor Who" (1963-1989)
Parrots

[sarge43]

13. Paraphrasing a favorite

When a civilization doesn't respect plumbers as much as it does philosophers, it will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy.

[otherlander]

14. Yes.

:thumbsup:
:applause:

[pscot]

21. A society that pays its plumbers

6 times what its teachers make is going to have toilettes that don't work, and kids who don't know shit from shinola.

[stuntcat]

15. I'm crazy about the water too

and the Romans rocked for starting that plumbing stuff :headbang:

I try not to take it for granted because I know a lot of people want it who don't have it, but it is the thing I couldn't live without, baths.

[Lorien]

16. Art, and how well it treats it's animals and poor . n/t

[jus_the_facts]

18. Civilization began the first time an angry person cast a word instead of a rock.

...so sayeth Sigmund Freud :shrug:

[Orrex]

20. Our willingness to put the smack-down on primitives and savages

All else is window dressing.

[JCMach1]

22. by their porn

SRSLY

[Chan790]

23. You're close...

the correct answer is toilet paper. Take it from someone who has used leaves.

[asteroid2003QQ47]

24. Greed! n/t

[Tuesday Afternoon]

25. Good manners...and Welcome to DU, arcadian!!

good name :thumbsup: :hi: