With the emergence of civilization, the rate of change shifted from hundreds of thousands of years to millennia. With the emergence of science as a way of knowing the universe, the rate of change shifted to centuries.
-- William Irwin Thompson
   
William Irwin Thompson   Name:
William Irwin Thompson
Type:
Philosopher
Nationality:
American
Birth:
July 16, 1938
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