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A wise man* once wrote: "The History of every major Galactic Civilization tends to pass through three distinct and recognizable phases..."

A wise man* once wrote: "The History of every major Galactic Civilization tends to pass through three distinct and recognizable phases..."

*Douglas Adams, Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy

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"...those of Survival, Inquiry and Sophistication, otherwise known as the How, Why, and Where phases."

"...those of Survival, Inquiry and Sophistication, otherwise known as the How, Why, and Where phases."

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"For instance, the first phase is characterized by the question 'How can we eat?'"

"For instance, the first phase is characterized by the question 'How can we eat?'"

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"...the second by the question 'Why do we eat?'"

"...the second by the question 'Why do we eat?'"

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