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31-05-08, 02:44 PM
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Originally Posted by mike pain
I might add that cultures also evolve...
the Romans went from a type of 'polytheism ' to Christianity, the Britons went from 'paganism' to Christianity, the Babylonians Assyrians went from a type of polytheism to Islam,
Africa which has probably the most diverse ethnic and religious mix on the face of the planet, and it would be expected to have several conflict lines drawn from religion and 'culture' ...culture is morally ambiguous or just quite frankly amoral( it is neither wholly good or bad) we all take from it that which we need to survive or flourish.
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So would you say that the 'influence' of European or other cultures has helped our African culture to evolve? Is our culture better off as a result of that 'influence'? Has African culture been helped because WE have taken from it what we need to survive or flourish?
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