The worst idea Mankind ever had?
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You know I always found that very interesting. Buddha said there were no gods, not one. And yet some revere him as a god, completely against what he taught. I mean, I get their original thinking: To them he's the 'enlightened one' who taught them so much. But yet...he said 'no gods'...I guess some people can't shake old habits (In this case, Hinduism).Hunde Des Krieg said:
I'm sorry, but that's too far, anthropic global warming you can argue for or against, but extinction rates since the dominance of humans over the planet is about 200 times that of 'backround' extinction levels. I believe the modern era has actually being classified as an extinction event, like those at the beginning and end of the Mesozoic. That's not say that extinction events aren't natural occurences, just that you cannot possibly deny that there is a human-created one going on right now.Sane Man said:
However, I do agree with you on the whole about the Earth not being 'doomed'. The only thing we should be worried about preserving is our own civilization, as that's the only thing that the Earth will not sort out on its own given time (a million years, say, to revert even the most catastrophic climate change, which on a geological timescale isn't much).
Since I can't be bothered searching all the pages of this thread I'll simplify it, mankind's worst idea was having an idea in the first place. We were getting along pretty well living in caves and trees, then we decided to get down and start hitting each other with sticks, then stones, then stones on sticks, then honed stones on sticks, you see where I'm going.
I'd much rather not have any kind of intellectual debate on the topic considering the very fact of the debate proves my point.
I'd much rather not have any kind of intellectual debate on the topic considering the very fact of the debate proves my point.
Also, as an interesting aside on the whole 'religion is evil, only science makes sense' topic, science is more and more coming to the conclusion that humans are predisposed to creating or accepting religious beliefs.
In other words, religion is an adaptation, just like opposing thumbs or eyebrows, that has been created by evolution. Funny, that.
In other words, religion is an adaptation, just like opposing thumbs or eyebrows, that has been created by evolution. Funny, that.
And yet the vast majority of technological advancements, later to be used for peaceful purposes, have come through war, including the internet...
Opposable thumbs.theevilfridge said:
The internet came about as a network for scientists to share data more effectively.theevilfridge said:
Wormholes get round that problem as its not technically FTL, The speed of light holds inside the wormhole its the distance that has changed. Of course if they have that technology the would most likely open a wormhole in the inner solar system (saves fuel whatever that is) and come across our earth before anything else.BoilingLeadBath said:
It think Mao tacked up about 60 million? I would like these numbers you speak of.Sane Man said:
This is going to go massively off topic, but i agree and disagree with you;
Communism as social policy is never ever ever ever going to work and will always cause bloodshed whenever it is implemented.
Communism, or at least socialism as economic policy is inevitable.
Well look at roman Catholicism, especially in countries that were converted from possibly polytheistic religions! They don't just pray to God, they also pray to Mary, and all of those saints! What can Mary and the saints do for people according to the bible? Jack shit is what they can do (they're as dead as everybody else, although I'm pretty sure catholic dogma retconned Mary, now she ascended into heaven), but they're treated like a pantheon.Baby Tea said:
Just another example of how old habits die hard.
