[ExI] Eurocentric Bias in Human Achievement

[John Grigg]

What were the major factors that caused such a large share of human
achievement to originate from the Western/European world?  And allowed
it to dominate the rest of the planet?  I have read such things as
multiple national rivalries & wars that inspired competition and
technological innovation, geographic and cultural diversity that made
it hard for super empires to monopolize everything as seen so often in
China (and thereby limit competition), many river systems and rich
farmlands, a wide variety of pack animals and crop plants, and a
Christian worldview that involved seeing history/time as moving
forward instead of simply moving in endless cycles of life and death,
were at least some of the key advantages of the West.

John Grigg