Poll: Is the Internet the most important invention of all time?

[gabx]

Have any past inventions had the same potential to change human society as the Internet does today?

 

[ParadoxBG]

I think it depends on your definition of 'important'.

 

[David Bray]

I'd say it is, or is number two. Depending on whether you count sex, or breathing, or eating as inventions.
The cumulative knowledge of all humans in one place for access by anyone? Yes please.

 

[Zacharine]

Let's see: Antibiotics-Semiconductors-formalized mathematics-internal combustion engine-writing. At least five inventions greater than the Internet. So...no.

 

[Canadamus Prime]

Of course there has, the wheel.

 

[Jagers1994]

...Fire

 

[Julianking93]

Definitely not of all time, but one of the best.

 

[Sassafrass]

Any other day I'd say no but today I'm gonna go ahead and just say...no.

Let's see: Antibiotics-Semiconductors-formalized mathematics-internal combustion engine-writing. At least five inventions greater than the Internet.

All of these are much more important.
[sup]EDIT: And I finally fix'd it.[/sup]

 

[thom_cat_]

Obviously not... even if we had other inventions grouped it wouldn't be
Medicine
Travel
Text
Mathematics
Harvest/farming machines.

 

[Admiral Stukov]

I'd like to see it mostly as an invention that enhances other inventions by sharing knowlege about them.
And it's an excuse when your too lazy/busy/whatever to get a "real" social life.