Abstract Ideas

[Rival]

What would humanity without abstract ideas built into culture and society look like?

 

[David T]

What would humanity without abstract ideas built into culture and society look like?

 

[icehorse]

What would humanity without abstract ideas built into culture and society look like?

The OP is a bit abstract (and therefore ambiguous), itself, but I'd say that society and culture depend on abstraction (among other things).

 

[Jos]

What would humanity without abstract ideas built into culture and society look like?

Like a ship without a rudder.

 

[Politesse]

What would humanity without abstract ideas built into culture and society look like?

Bonobos, if we're lucky. Baboons, if we're not.

 

[Hockeycowboy]

Less creative and aesthetic, with a lot of square buildings!

 

[SalixIncendium]

 

[The Reverend Bob]

We would be like this:

 

[Father Heathen]

What would humanity without abstract ideas built into culture and society look like?

Utilitarian yet primitive would be my guess.

 

[Politesse]

We would be like this:

We could never be as cool as gorillas, not even if we tried. Too carnivorous.

 

[The Reverend Bob]

We could never be as cool as gorillas, not even if we tried. Too carnivorous.

One can only aspire to be as cool as a gorilla. They are something to look up to and admire.