The moon landings and other space exploration are the only things that will leave any firm evidence of our existence behind millions of years into the future. Everything else we consider a great achievement will be a mere interesting layer of stratum.
igottaknow
Chocolate Cake, Youtube, and Rape. (in no particular order)
The17sss
combustion engine
air conditioning
antibiotics
srussell0018
Jarvik artificial heart
DjWhooCares
the jersey shore
Halcyon+On+On
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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
The moon landings and other space exploration are the only things that will leave any firm evidence of our existence behind millions of years into the future. Everything else we consider a great achievement will be a mere interesting layer of stratum.
How is that of any value, though? We hold our transmissions to be quite important and indeed many things that are inexorably cultural amongst human beings are that way because we have a seemingly natural imperative to communicate with one another... but to place value in something because it may very well leave a lasting impact on the research of future, sentient organisms? Something we may very well never know first-hand? Why is that more valuable than something like, say, antiseptics?
The17sss
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Originally posted by srussell0018
Jarvik artificial heart
:stongue:
I laugh because my friend and I used to get so ing sick of seeing that commercial on tv with super ego-maniac Dr. Robert Jarvik discussing his invention.
Lira
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Originally posted by Enigmatik
My cousin and I were discussing what the greatest achievement of humanity might have been. Any ideas?
I'd have to say Language.
So would I, but I may be biased :p
igottaknow
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Originally posted by The17sss
I laugh because my friend and I used to get so ing sick of seeing that commercial on tv with super ego-maniac Dr. Robert Jarvik discussing his invention.
me too
Dervish
Agree totally has to be language, or if that's not allowed art (the precursor to the written word).
Notable mention to standardisation though.
igottaknow
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Originally posted by Dervish
Agree totally has to be language, or if that's not allowed art (the precursor to the written word).
Notable mention to standardisation though.
can't be language because most animals have their own language they use to communicate with. birds for example
