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What's the greatest invention man has created throughout history?
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Language.In the realm of spirit, seek clarity; in the material world, seek utility.
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Agreed. It's the basis of everything, including civilization.Originally posted by Parihaka View PostComment
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Girlie magazines
Sorry, just wanted to get something out there besides "language."
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Nobody tell Bluesman about this thread, he'll try to tell us it's four-engined heavy bombersIn the realm of spirit, seek clarity; in the material world, seek utility.
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Calendar.Pharoh was pimp but now he is dead. What are you going to do today?Comment
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Religion.Comment
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I'd say the greatest invention has been the conceptualization of the number 10 as in the modern numeral system. This is in conjunction with depicting the first 9 digits in abstract form, i.e 3 is not III or 4 is not IIII.
This is something we take for granted today, but if you realize it took a millenia for Europe to accept this in lieu of using X for the same. Language does not necessarily lead to civilization.
Putting a 'zero' after the 1 as the tenth digit is an awesome quantum concept jump. Something that made modern society possible, and hence 'civilization' as we know it today. Without the invention of 10 (which includes the concept of zero) people would not have been able to count much beyond the number of sheep in the flock.
Just for comparison try multiplying two 3 digit numbers using roman numerals, you'll get a feel how limited civilizations using them were conceptually.
I think the invention of 10 to be the greatest quantum concept leap for civilization. More so than anything else ever and since. (Only talking about 'civilization' as we know it today).Last edited by subba; 23 Feb 07,, 09:13.Comment
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Fire. Or will there be those who insist it is a discovery?Semper in excretum. Solum profunda variat.Comment
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Pah. Mathematics is simply the abstract form of the universal language, a mere subset of general languageOriginally posted by subba View PostShow me one without it.:)Language does not necessarily lead to civilization.In the realm of spirit, seek clarity; in the material world, seek utility.
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Codifying of a naturally occuring event, requiring language to utilise.Originally posted by Swift Sword View PostIn the realm of spirit, seek clarity; in the material world, seek utility.
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Get thee to a nunneryOriginally posted by Kansas Bear View PostIn the realm of spirit, seek clarity; in the material world, seek utility.
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Parihaka raises his handOriginally posted by glyn View PostIn the realm of spirit, seek clarity; in the material world, seek utility.
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Best challenge to language so far if you ask me, and yet strangely complimentary "I only get it for the articles, and damn fine articles they are"Originally posted by GVChamp View PostIn the realm of spirit, seek clarity; in the material world, seek utility.
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