Not to mention that Babies aren't consciously atheists.
Imperium Sidhicum wrote:The guy who first figured out how to make fire, obviously. Followed by the guy who invented the bow, and the guy who thought that people could grow wild grain themselves.
Also the lad who first tried to make his axe or knife out of metal rather than stone. And the lad who figured out that it would be more convenient to write concepts down in symbols that everyone in the know could read rather than memorize them all.
Everyone else just based their work on the accomplishments of these few unknown pioneers, whose names are sadly lost in the depths of pre-history.
Hey! The guy who first figured out how to domesticate animals was quite important too! Based on what you're saying, you shouldn't dismiss him so easily! Figuring out how to grow crops and have them change is one thing, domesticating a wild boar is another.