Did a lot of reading when I was younger Scott and yes, I agree with you that we need to be more open minded in our beliefs and also more accepting of others' beliefs and steer clear of dogma.
It's ironic, considering that this thread has gone right off topic (guilty m'lud), that we are now talking about Teotihuacan which collapsed due to drought and climate change and the civil unrest that followed...........have we really learned anything from the past?
kev