The process, which started in Babel, of separation into two groups that drew apart geographically and culturally, is culminating today. Over the past 5,000 years each group evolved into a civilization of many different peoples. One group is what we call The Western Civilization, and the other comprises the Eastern Civilization, and includes India, China, and the Islamic world.
It is not a coincidence that today we are witnessing a titanic clash of civilizations which threatens the sustainability of humanity. This is one of the key factors in the global crisis. Moreover, this clash reflects the culmination of the process that began with the fall of the tower of Babel. In Babel, the single nation was divided because egoism separated its members, and now it is time for the members of the single nation of humankind to reunite into one, united people. Today we are at the separation point that occurred in the time of Babel, except now we are aware of our situation.