What is culture?

by Anumit G | Dec 20, 2020 | What is culture?

“Culture is a MYTH, a LIE we all are compelled to believe.

Homo sapiens, the so called intelligent being rules the world but a single human holds no power to exert his influence over nature, humans despite being weak, slower and less muscular paved their way to the top of the food chain all by their social skills. Thus we need association to rule the world.

Now the catch here is, these associations are not a child’s play. Thus we need something that could bind us together and there comes the concept of culture.

Hammurabi’s Code dating back to 1776 BC established a pecking order of superiors, commoners and slaves. Superiors got all the good things in life. Commoners got what was left. Slaves got a beating if they complained. And the king claimed that he was directed by the god to do so and people complied.

Today, in 2018 we believe in equality of all irrespective of caste, color, creed, religion or gender. Why? Because we believe God made everyone equal.

There’s no point of right or wrong in the above mentioned examples. All that matters is the ability of these lies to bind people.

Culture tends to argue that it forbids only that which is unnatural. But a truly unnatural behavior, one that goes against the laws of nature, simply cannot exist, so it would need no prohibition.

No culture has ever bothered to forbid men to photosynthesis or women to run faster than the speed of light.

So it’s a LIE we all believe and should believe in for our very existence.

Thank you.”