Basically, we're saying that all of those extraordinary civilizations of the past were really just lucky accidents, because they were all founded on nothing more than myths, illusions and false ideas about reality.
Básicamente, estamos diciendo que todas aquellas extraordinarias civilizaciones del pasado fueron realmente solo accidentes afortunados, porque ellos fueron todos fundados en nada más que mitos, ilusiones y falsas ideas sobre la realidad.