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Evolution Korea
The democratic system in South Korea is susceptible to populist impulses. However, it's healthier than might be expected.
The country is searching for a new way of developing. 에볼루션 게이밍 that values respect for the ancestors and gendered family relations continues to influence society. There are indications of a secularist culture trend that is emerging.
Origins
In the prehistoric era the ancestors of the modern Koreans were able to survive by hunting and gathering wild foods. Then around 10,000 years ago they began to cultivate crops like millet and beans. They also raised livestock and created furs. They established tribal states in Manchuria, and then on the Korean peninsula. They also established a metallurgy business, making bronze and later iron tools. They traded with other states and introduced Celadon paper making block printing art styles, and writing to Japan.
In 2333 BCE Gojoseon was founded in the southern region of the peninsula. This state adopted Chinese culture, including Confucian Philosophy and Buddhism. At this time the people of Buyeo were incorporated into Gojoseon. Gojoseon was a state of hierarchy with the monarch and top officials were members of the aristocracy of the land, while the majority of the population was peasants. The state collected taxes from these citizens and often required them to serve in the army or take part in projects of the government, like building fortifications.
Onjo the prince of Goguryeo who was also the son of Jumong the founder of Goguryeo, founded the state of Baekje at the close of the period. This new kingdom expanded its territory into the southwest of the peninsula and clashed with Goguryeo and China's commanderies in the area. Baekje included elements of Confucian thinking into its state beliefs and made the male centered filiopiety idea as a law in 1390 CE. Under the guise filiopiety, fathers were responsible to their families. They had to be obeyed by all and respected by their children and grandchildren.
Goryeo, a nation which ruled from 918 until 1392 CE and gave the world the Hangul Alphabet, based on the shapes that were created by the mouth when it pronounces. This greatly improved communication and led to a rise in the writing of Buddhist text. In addition, movable metal type printing was introduced, and woodblock printing was refined. It was during this period that the Samguk sagi or 'History of the Three Kingdoms' first appeared in 1145 CE.
Evolution in Korea
The Korean peninsula was inhabited from Neolithic times onwards. Early evidence of human settlements is evident in the form of cist graves that were lined with stones, and adorned with valuable items like amazonite jewelry buried with the dead. Megalithic structures, also known as dolmens, made of huge single stones, are also common throughout the country.
Gojoseon became the first political state to be recognized during the first half of the 1st millennium BCE. The peninsula was ruled by several states during the Three Kingdoms period (57 BCbetween 635 and 57 BC CE) including Baekje Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla. The northern region of the peninsula was occupied for a time by the Balhae Kingdom, which historians do not believe to be a true Korean state.
After the Three Kingdoms, several smaller states emerged in the Proto-Three Kingdoms period, or Several States Period (yeolgugsidae). Baekje, the most powerful of these states was weakened by the Goguryeo's fall (676 CE) and was left with only its southern territories in Manchuria, and western region around Hwanghae Bay. Eastern Buyeo and the Gaya confederacy, prospered for a while.
The Unified Silla kingdom then emerged, and the three kingdoms began to collaborate in order to expand their territorial holdings. In the end, Silla, with significant Chinese assistance, defeated all other states and unified the peninsula in 935 CE.
As Korea is entering a post-crisis period its development model appears to be changing. Those who are appalled by the enormous cost of the old system would prefer a thorough program of liberalization of capital, labor, and product markets. On the other hand those who support the old system are seeking to preserve it by leveraging nationalist sentiments and inflating fears of job loss.
Academic and policy analysts remain sharply divided on the extent to which these two developments are driving Koreas shift towards a new model of economic governance. This article assesses developments to date, by looking at five phases of Korea's political development: illiberal democracy (1945-60), democratic authoritarianism (1961-72) and authoritarian exceptionalism (1972-87), democratic paternalism (1987-2001) and participatory democracy (2002 to the present). This article also highlights the most important factors that are shaping these processes.
Creationism in Korea
In South Korea, 26% of the population is Christian. Creationists have made progress in promoting their beliefs to this segment. A survey conducted in 2009 revealed that almost a third of respondents did not believe in the theory of evolution. Of those, 41% claimed that there wasn't enough evidence from science to support the theory; 39% said the theory was in contradiction to their religious beliefs; and 17% said it was difficult to comprehend. The level of doubt is similar to the United States where a similar number do not believe that humans evolved from earlier types of life.
In the past, the anti-evolution campaign in Korea focused primarily on educating students and bringing Christ to them. An increase in the interest in creation science occurred in the year 1980, when there was the inauguration of a four-day seminar during the World Evangelization Crusade in Seoul that included Drs. Henry Morris and Duane Gish of ICR as the featured speakers. This event attracted a huge number of pastors, professors, church leaders, and scientists.
The event's success led to the creation of the Korea Association of Creation Research on January 31st in 1980. The event was extensively covered in national newspapers including The Korea Times, Chosun Ilbo and The Korea Times.
KACR began publishing a newsletter titled CREATION. In it, the organization presented its own work and published articles on scientific evidence for creationism. It also translated several film strips and slides from ICR as well as some books on creationism that were already published outside of Korea. KACR members delivered lectures in universities and churches across the country.
One example of a KACR success story occurred at the KAIST university in Seoul. There, enough students were interested in creationism that they raised enough money and support needed to build a small museum on campus showing creationist models of fossils and other exhibits.
In addition to its work, KACR has published a bimonthly magazine called CREATION. The magazine covers a variety of topics that pertain to the science of creation. It also sponsored a series lectures by ICR staff. It also has local branches that hold seminars and present talks to school children and community groups.
Changes in South Korea
In the latter half of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century, Korea moved toward a Westernised lifestyle. The traditional Korean dress, the hanbok was replaced by miniskirts, and other foreign fashion elements. Similarly, traditional Korean music styles were replaced by modern rock and roll and jazz. In the period of this transition, the famous samulnori or the masked dance-dramas were very popular. These dramatic pieces were performed to the beat of shaman drummers as well as other musical instruments.
The economic crisis has formed Korea's new development paradigm. The biggest challenge facing the new regime is to strike an equilibrium between market-oriented and state-led policies. It also requires changing incentives, monitoring or disciplining systems that have been a part of the system prior the crisis. These issues are discussed in Chapters 3 and 4.
Baekje was founded by Onjo, prince and third son of Jumong of Goguryeo was founded by people from the Hangang River area, Buyeo and other areas, as well as migrants from northern China. Baekje was an important regional power in the early 4th century, expanded its territory to Mahan in the north and Jeollanam-do south. Consequently, it came into frequent battle with Goguryeo and the Chinese commanderies across the border.
The decline of Silla between the 8th and 9th centuries resulted in the development of powerful local factions. Gungye was a nobleman from Later Baekje who established a kingdom in Songak with Songak as the capital. He controlled a part of today's Jeolla province and Chungcheong. Later, he relocated the capital to Wansanju and became a rival to Goguryeo.
However the rule of his was short-lived. Wang Geon, a powerful local leader who defeated Gungye in 935 and unified Goryeo, Baekje, and Silla, later incorporated Baekje into Goryeo without a fight as his successor. In addition, Wang Geon introduced fundamental reforms and strengthened a centralized ruling system. This marked the closing of the Three Kingdoms period. The Korean peninsula was then under the control of the Goryeo Dynasty. In the Three Kingdoms period, Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla gradually grew to become powerful states in Manchuria and on the peninsula.