Western Civilization begins with the creation of massive, monumental structures requiring the expenditure of vast resources. This project served no practicial purpose, but also articulated the most profound human purpose--defining who we are as a species.

The pyramids were built in devotion to the proposition that some human beings are capable of living forever.

The core of being human--contrary to contemporary "wisdom"--does not derive from our animal nature, but precisely the opposite: in flight from our animal nature.

We strive to become a different kind of animal--unlike the old fashioned animals; an animal that does not die, but lives eternally.