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I don't know if there are any links between the evolutions of science and the evolutions of cultures. So far I believe they are totally different.

What affect the evolution of science is purely observations or new discoveries, but what affect the evolution of culture can be countless: politics, history events, economics, landscapes, and even climates.

Recently, my friend and I have just had a discussion on how Chinese people think, and I think one of the reasons that affects the way we think is our language it self. We don’t tend to explain things specifically because our language allows us not to. For example, what is the general idea of Chinese philosophy? In Chinese one can say “Dao.” What’s the general idea of Western Philosophy? Then one cannot answer the question with only one word in English. English, the language itself, requires descriptions and explanations. Thus, language can also affect the evolution of cultures.

The purpose of science is clear, that is to be as close to the truth as possible. So the direction of the evolution in science is very clear as well. But what’s the purpose of cultures? What’s the direction of the evolution in cultures?

Now I am really looking forward to the discussions we are going to have. I want to see what those evolutions have in common.