Introduction
The use of natural science to explore how the civilization in question thrived and eventually collapsed would employ the use of experimental techniques. In essence, natural sciences are tied to practical examples where a series of experiments have to be made, observations drawn from the experiments conducted, and reasonable inferences drawn to explain the concept at hand. For this specific scenario, the materials used in performing experimental interventions are the remnants of the thriving civilization, including the old buildings.
It would be necessary to access the buildings and make observations about cluster differences implying elite classes and impoverished groups. Upon identifying such aspects, it would be clear that the civilization exhibited social rifts and conflicts at some point characteristic of the power-elite philosophy of C. Wright Mills (Grosse and Dayringer 33). The theory suggests that societies exhibiting immense social gaps between the haves and have-nots end up destroying themselves when war arises as the oppressed poor people use force to cause a lethal revolution.
Experimental, theoretical intervention would offer one of the best techniques to ensure that all the facts in question have been aligned. With the use of modern forensic techniques to screen any simple piece of information within the old facility, it would be possible to keep track of some of the sine details of civilization discovered during the hiking process. However, it is not guaranteed that even forensic audits of any documents or pieces of information obtained on the old facility would lead to the final findings of how the civilization thrived and eventually collapsed. For example, the absence of intentionally destroyed material and buildings at the scene would compromise the likelihood of social conflicts, thus thwarting the power-elite model’s applicability.
Mathematics
Computation analysis would be used to understand the genius behind the people who populated the given civilization at the time to make it viable and sensible at the same time. In this case, the use of observable features from all the visuals on the ground would be used to keep track of the trajectory and how it has changed over time until the modern era. For instance, the comparative analysis would be employed to determine the major differences between this type of civilization and what is witnessed in the modern world. The mathematical analysis would also focus on the visuals and how they connect with any other external aspect at the time of existence. Calculation of estimated dates would then be used to come up with a clear projection of the seasons and dates at which the civilization thrived in historical contexts.
Once this is done, the visuals and developments of the civilization would then be driven by specific factors such as cultural events that took place at the time, weather conditions at the time, political and social climate, economic factors, or any other reasonable concerns. By connecting such events to the artifacts of the civilization in question, it would then be possible to tell the genius of the people who developed the civilization on the basis of their driving factors to achieve the concept in question (Grosse and Dayringer 50). While the mathematical computation of backdating the events in question to determine would display a high level of accuracy, some scholars would critique the actual source of information provided. Basically, they would argue that the level of errors in the computation would be extremely skewed because the spruce of all information is not definite and cannot be rated at 100% accuracy.
Social Sciences
The theoretical model employing the use of construction remnants and related historic factors would be used to determine how the society in question thrived and eventually failed would be an important tool. In addition, the useful tools that would be collected from the buildings would then be connected with additional historical contexts from reliable scholarly sources to determine if there is a correlation between the two. Specific recommendations would be drawn to determine the nature of such fossils and any other artifacts obtained from the scene during the tour. The study would focus on determining the age of such fossils and artifacts and, from it, connect to a series of historic events found at the site. Other critical information to locate is the presence of drawings on the walls and carving portraying leaders and their gender (Roso et al. 8). The drawings, housing structures, and carvings would offer information about gender roles, power, wealth, and labor.
The theories of social integration, power-elite scheme, and infectious disease offer the best theoretical models to explain how the society in question functioned and why it failed. According to the first model, people interact on the basis of mutual connection on a support basis to develop. Disintegration would then begin to set for the society at the time when people began to see individualism and independence as the only way in which they would achieve economic success, which would later escalate from one generation to another. On the other hand, power-elite philosophy maintains that a time comes when civilizations must die due to an intolerable gap between the elite group and the impoverished masses. The power-elite theory is more applicable in the present case as the growth of the wealthy class led to the civilization’s previous development and eventual conflicts leading to the society’s end. Lastly, the infectious disease analogy is highly applicable in this case, as the civilization would have ended due to the infestation of incurable viruses that killed masses who collaborated to develop their society.
Christian Faith and the Sciences
The Christian faith is entirely based on the Biblical teachings that are driven by the gospel and the existence of God. As a Christian, I believe that regardless of scientific revelations that are provided at scholarly levels, there is always a supernatural force that refutes them. While science would argue on the basis of what can be observed and proven, the gospel of the Lord ties us to a common belief of faith from what the Holy books have taught and directed us to do. Accordingly, my Christian faith’s teachings on sin, power, and people’s general disobedience of God’s will and the deity’s ability to wipe cruel civilizations from the face of the earth help to understand the situation.
Based on the given scenario, before civilization ended, it would be prudent to conclude that God existed at the time. From the Christian perspective, the people at the time better understood what good and evil were. According to Williams, evil in the Christian world has always been tied to a bad ending, a punishment God has set for humanity (138). The revolution in question would then have an ending period tied to sinful ways that are not entirely tied to the common demands of the will and purpose of God in the Christian world. In the scenario, the civilization that was thriving is said to have collapsed violently. Such can be evident that the ending was not good. The people admittedly understood the power, evil, goodness, and beauty but ignored the gospel of God, and He punished them. Accordingly, my understanding of God’s nature as a God who is jealous of His people changes my perspective on the beauty, power, and goodness of society. The likelihood of an infectious disease’s involvement in the civilization’s death may imply God’s punishment through plagues.
Works Cited
Grosse, Frederick, and Richard L. Dayringer “Thirteen Christian Spiritual Disciplines.” The Eight Masks of Men: A Practical Guide in Spiritual Growth for Men of the Christian Faith, 2019, pp. 31-54.
Roso, Calvin G., Paul Kaak, and Michelle LaPorte. “Theme Issue: Faith and Learning in Action across Academic Disciplines.” Christian Higher Education, vol. 21, no. 1-2, 2022, pp. 1-10.
Williams, Daniel H. “Christian Faith and Intellectual Culture.” Defending and Defining the Faith: An Introduction to Early Christian Apologetic Literature, 2020, pp. 135-162.