The inevitable question arrived via Twitter. "If civilization is all bad, what about the cathedrals?" I must say I invited this kind of question, literally asking for examples to unpack…. Still, I'm leery of the exercise. I don't write to convince anyone. I write as a record and a way to extend and fill out my understanding, to harvest insights. This, I hope, will be of use to people. But entering into debates and contests of rhetoric is a rabbit hole….