Is western civilisation better than aboriginies of the past? (4 Viewers)

[ongitsanjali]

no actually it was the indians

but i don't think they invented numbers... i mean all civilisations have numbers

 

[jb_nc]

no actually it was the indians

but i don't think they invented numbers... i mean all civilisations have numbers

Did Aboriginal Australians have a concept of numbers

 

[cxlxoxk]

integration??? no they don't need that...and I know integration policy didn't help. thats the same with paternalism policy...

well i am saying we DON'T KNOW what they need from us, its so hard to tell, the only thing we can be certain of is that they need TIME!!!

 

[ongitsanjali]

no i don't believe in special consideration

there are other ways of acheiving equality without putting other people at a disadvantage

 

[A High Way Man]

Huh? I think you'll find that the latter was "invented" by the Arabs..

no ull find the Indians ivnented telescopes and written music

 

[ongitsanjali]

Dumb fucker right here.

:O

comeback of the century...

 

[jb_nc]

no ull find the Indians ivnented telescopes and written music

Um, you said zero.

Also, I don't think they invented telescopes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_telescope#Invention

 

[cxlxoxk]

sigh off-topic posts ^

ok...back on topic yay


use of numbers doesn't mean any culture is better...

their way of life was so simple they didn't need as many numbers as we have...

 

[ongitsanjali]

ahem, can we get back on to the topic here...

 

[ongitsanjali]

:L pretty sure the aborigines didn't have numbers LOLA

but that was the white man oppressing them

yeh they did

http://www.aboriginaleducation.sa.edu.au/files/links/Aboriginal_culture_and_mat.pdf

 

[cxlxoxk]

nice find, i learnt something new

 

[moll.]

The best culture was the Indian 1 where they invented numbas, taj mahal, edicts of asoka , astronomy, zero, indus valley civilization, aryan invasion theory

Also chess and karate apparently.

 

[cxlxoxk]

aborigines had numbers...see link above...next debate hypothesis/point please.

 

[moll.]

aborigines had numbers...see link above...next debate hypothesis/point please.

They didn't have cars. Therefore, using my superior skills of deduction, i come to the conclusion that Western culture is greater Aboriginal culture in all respects.

 

[cxlxoxk]

They didn't have cars. Therefore, using my superior skills of deduction, i come to the conclusion that Western culture is greater Aboriginal culture in all respects.

o rly??? well they didn't need cars...so why have them for nothing.

also cars to me, is one cause of obesity issues in our world today, though it doesn't contribute to it tooooo much.

people use cars now, when they need to get somewhere...less exercise...

although some people do recreational running/play footy or another sport/use gyms...not everyone does, and those who don't...suffer.

so a health issue issue is made worse with cars...

 

[ongitsanjali]

i don't really know why i'm answering this, i must be really really really bored

cars cause obesity and pollution and are the cause of our quickly depleting resources.

there.

oh, and as for that previous argument abt indians (wherever that came from :S) they invented bollywood which owns all

 

[cxlxoxk]

are you indian ?

 

[Will Shakespear]

o rly??? well they didn't need cars...so why have them for nothing.

also cars to me, is one cause of obesity issues in our world today, though it doesn't contribute to it tooooo much.

people use cars now, when they need to get somewhere...less exercise...

although some people do recreational running/play footy or another sport/use gyms...not everyone does, and those who don't...suffer.

so a health issue issue is made worse with cars...

apparently they didn't 'need' medicine either

 

[cxlxoxk]

apparently they didn't 'need' medicine either

yes they didn't need medicine, before British arrived...British brought smallpox and more disease.

They had their own remedies for the few diseases that they did have.

 

[Will Shakespear]

yes they didn't need medicine, before British arrived...British brought smallpox and more disease.

They had their own remedies for the few diseases that they did have.

or lifespans longer than 30...