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Tinhampton wrote:The announcement on January 9th 2020 that a recent pneumonia outbreak which had infected dozens of people in Wuhan, PR China, might have been caused by a coronavirus.
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by Ethel mermania » Sun Nov 22, 2020 8:58 am
Valentine Z wrote:I'm going to assume human history when you say "world history". One of the most important events to me would be the invention (and adopting) the usage of fridges/refrigerators.
Sure, these things were pretty darn pollutive when they first came out, and newer models are making sure that they are using less pollutive substitutes, or less energy use, but you can't deny that it has definitely allowed us to put our fresh foods in a safe environment, and we don't have to rely on a constant supply of ice to store them in an ice box. And since some of the nastier diseases happen because of rotten food, or because of bacteria accumulation over time, fridges slowed/stopped this from happening before we even cook it. Also can apply to medicine which needs to be kept cool.
I am personally finding it a bit difficult to put in precise words, but let's just say that the better part of the world are eating (and storing) better because of refrigeration.
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To another extent, the invention of a pencil. It might not be as elegant as fountain pens, or ballpoint pens, or any other writing devices, but pencils are definitely the most reliable - you can drop it, keep it in your pencil case when you were 6 y/o, only to find the pencil again when you are 40, and that pencil would still write pretty damn well despite being 30+ years old.
Very easily accessible.
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Books too. Like just the invention of books. No more need to lug around scrolls, and it's so damn compact.
by Adamede » Sun Nov 22, 2020 9:14 am
Ethel mermania wrote:Valentine Z wrote:I'm going to assume human history when you say "world history". One of the most important events to me would be the invention (and adopting) the usage of fridges/refrigerators.
Sure, these things were pretty darn pollutive when they first came out, and newer models are making sure that they are using less pollutive substitutes, or less energy use, but you can't deny that it has definitely allowed us to put our fresh foods in a safe environment, and we don't have to rely on a constant supply of ice to store them in an ice box. And since some of the nastier diseases happen because of rotten food, or because of bacteria accumulation over time, fridges slowed/stopped this from happening before we even cook it. Also can apply to medicine which needs to be kept cool.
I am personally finding it a bit difficult to put in precise words, but let's just say that the better part of the world are eating (and storing) better because of refrigeration.
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To another extent, the invention of a pencil. It might not be as elegant as fountain pens, or ballpoint pens, or any other writing devices, but pencils are definitely the most reliable - you can drop it, keep it in your pencil case when you were 6 y/o, only to find the pencil again when you are 40, and that pencil would still write pretty damn well despite being 30+ years old.
Very easily accessible.
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Books too. Like just the invention of books. No more need to lug around scrolls, and it's so damn compact.
Just say, the most important event in world history is the invention of writing.
by Eleutherosophia » Sun Nov 22, 2020 9:25 am
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by Ethel mermania » Sun Nov 22, 2020 9:30 am
Adamede wrote:Ethel mermania wrote:Just say, the most important event in world history is the invention of writing.
Writing would never have developed if not for the advent of agriculture allowing for a surplus of population and the need to catalog food stores leading to the rise of a class of bookkeepers, essentially. It predates history sure, but was fundamental to its development.
by Ethel mermania » Sun Nov 22, 2020 9:33 am
Ifreann wrote:The birth of Dolly Parton. Where would any of us be without her?
by Gig em Aggies » Sun Nov 22, 2020 9:36 am
by Old Tyrannia » Sun Nov 22, 2020 9:46 am
The Imperial Regions of Commerce wrote:The birth of Christ.
Sundiata wrote:The crucifixion of Christ.
by Valasaya » Sun Nov 22, 2020 10:09 am
by The Archregimancy » Sun Nov 22, 2020 10:28 am
Ethel mermania wrote:We could ask arch if permanent settlements predate agriculture.
by Page » Sun Nov 22, 2020 10:32 am
Old Tyrannia wrote:The Imperial Regions of Commerce wrote:The birth of Christ.Sundiata wrote:The crucifixion of Christ.
I'm going to go one better than both of you and say the resurrection of Christ.
Seriously, though, the resurrection is the obvious choice for those who believe in it. Similarly, I'd expect other religious people to point to the seminal events in their faith's narrative as the most important in world history; the birth or enlightenment of the Buddha for Buddhists, for example, or the reception of the Ten Commandments by Moses as one possibility for the Jews. After all, giving purpose to existence and thus objective significance to events is part of the role of religion in the human noosphere. From a secular point of view, the answer to the question is necessarily less clear and more subjective. It depends in part on what you define as an "event;" the prehistoric agricultural revolution is a good choice if it counts, but it could be argued that it wasn't really an event per se but a gradual process occuring independently in different parts of the world. I'm going to go with the birth of the last common ancestor of all living humans, who would be either "mitochondrial Eve", the last matrilineal ancestor of all living women, or "Y-chromosomal Adam", the last patrilineal ancestor of all living men.
by Ethel mermania » Sun Nov 22, 2020 10:55 am
The Archregimancy wrote:Ethel mermania wrote:We could ask arch if permanent settlements predate agriculture.
On the evidence of the Natufian culture, permanent settlement predates agriculture in the Levant.
There are grey areas around the margins - there's some evidence that the Natufians may have begun some limited crop cultivation, for example - but for the most part the Natufians seem to have been sedentary hunter gatherers who developed settlements before agriculture.
Because of its significance, Wadi Natuf in Palestine* is now on the tentative list of potential UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
*'Palestine' is not me making a political statement; the site's official UNESCO listing is via the Palestinian permanent delegation to UNESCO, not via Israel.
by The Archregimancy » Sun Nov 22, 2020 11:22 am
Ethel mermania wrote:The Archregimancy wrote:
On the evidence of the Natufian culture, permanent settlement predates agriculture in the Levant.
There are grey areas around the margins - there's some evidence that the Natufians may have begun some limited crop cultivation, for example - but for the most part the Natufians seem to have been sedentary hunter gatherers who developed settlements before agriculture.
Because of its significance, Wadi Natuf in Palestine* is now on the tentative list of potential UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
*'Palestine' is not me making a political statement; the site's official UNESCO listing is via the Palestinian permanent delegation to UNESCO, not via Israel.
So we can say it was the all to human desire to sit on our lazy fat asses and not go out to work is the most important reason that has lead to the rise of civilization and therefore human history.
In addition, the oldest known evidence of beer, dating to approximately 13,000 BP, was found at the Raqefet Cave in Mount Carmel near Haifa in Israel
by Ethel mermania » Sun Nov 22, 2020 12:32 pm
The Archregimancy wrote:Ethel mermania wrote:
So we can say it was the all to human desire to sit on our lazy fat asses and not go out to work is the most important reason that has lead to the rise of civilization and therefore human history.
That and one other thing....In addition, the oldest known evidence of beer, dating to approximately 13,000 BP, was found at the Raqefet Cave in Mount Carmel near Haifa in Israel
So it was to sit on our lazy fat arses,* not go out to work, and drink beer.
*I have to insist on the British spelling here to avoid a misunderstanding over sitting on a fat Equus africanus asinus.
by Valentine Z » Sun Nov 22, 2020 5:05 pm
Ethel mermania wrote:Just say, the most important event in world history is the invention of writing.
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by Mandicoria » Sun Nov 22, 2020 5:29 pm
The Pleiades Star Cluster wrote:The industrial revolution, nothing compares it was the event that set of a chain reaction that has changed the world like never before.
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by Mathuvan Union » Sun Nov 22, 2020 6:15 pm
Valentine Z wrote:Ethel mermania wrote:Just say, the most important event in world history is the invention of writing.
Oh, no doubt about that. ^^ I probably should have made it clearer that I was sidetracking a little from the "Most important event", I apologise for that.
While writing is no doubt the most important thing, I think having invented the concept of a book, and of a pencil, came close at second and third because it made writing a lot more accessible - one that is much more compact and more packed than a scroll, and a writing instrument that can write anywhere (except in spaceeee!)
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Speaking of which, beer does come close to being an important event! The cornerstone of motivation for most folks at home.
by Valentine Z » Sun Nov 22, 2020 6:34 pm
Mathuvan Union wrote:quoting the great Australian rePublic, beer tastes like piss.
so no, of course not.
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by The Archregimancy » Mon Nov 23, 2020 2:45 am
Mathuvan Union wrote:Valentine Z wrote:Oh, no doubt about that. ^^ I probably should have made it clearer that I was sidetracking a little from the "Most important event", I apologise for that.
While writing is no doubt the most important thing, I think having invented the concept of a book, and of a pencil, came close at second and third because it made writing a lot more accessible - one that is much more compact and more packed than a scroll, and a writing instrument that can write anywhere (except in spaceeee!)
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Speaking of which, beer does come close to being an important event! The cornerstone of motivation for most folks at home.
quoting the great Australian rePublic, beer tastes like piss.
so no, of course not.
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