Talk:Unity/@comment-5291480-20120714203439/@comment-5243280-20120725042454

The Indians had a social caste system, but while similar to slavery, didn't seem that supremely slavery-like. One could say the same for the Feudal system of Europe or Japan. The philosophies in diverse cultures were just shots in the dark. Many share the same goal as other traditions, like how natural philosophy later evolved into science. Pragmatism succeeded, mysticism lost. Alchemy became chemistry in time, and thinking/observation grew into study and experimentation. The Ancients were not foolish, they were ignorant. As we will be considered in centuries time.