You have no idea if Gobekli Tepe represents the beginning of political leadership. It was well known that many cultures in the Neolithic had no need for centralized government. But I can see why you wouldn’t know since you are a secular humanist. Gobekli Tepe has the first written word in history, and it is the word God. (H)
Fair point, there were many cultures in the neolithic that had no need for centralized government. That's true, my knowledge merely comes from some archaeological analysis that have been done and of course that is subject to change upon new evidence if found. It having the first written word is debatable, that of god would be as well. Should scientists draw such a conclusion from the evidence they have, that would be great. Yet it is quite possible language developed earlier than that.
You have no idea if Gobekli Tepe represents the beginning of political leadership. It was well known that many cultures in the Neolithic had no need for centralized government. But I can see why you wouldn’t know since you are a secular humanist. Gobekli Tepe has the first written word in history, and it is the word God. (H)
Fair point, there were many cultures in the neolithic that had no need for centralized government. That's true, my knowledge merely comes from some archaeological analysis that have been done and of course that is subject to change upon new evidence if found. It having the first written word is debatable, that of god would be as well. Should scientists draw such a conclusion from the evidence they have, that would be great. Yet it is quite possible language developed earlier than that.
Meh, bureaucracies always end up inventing a supreme judge.