What is the most important event in human history?

[AKauhanen]

hmm, it seems a consensus for the most important event in human prehistory is the mastery of fire and the development of agriculture. I certainly don't disagree with either.

As for history proper, I'd probably go with the development of the printing press and it's effect at accelerating cultural (scientific, technological, etc.) exchange and development.

Ink was more important and revolutionary. We could write, design and draw stuff on paper by hand before the printing press, but I do understand your point.

 

[Lord_Sidious]

My birth day !
The fire taming and writing

 

[~Corsair#01~]

My birth day !

Rats, I was about to say that.

I'd say.... no, I still have to go with my birthday.

 

[Gelion]

I'd have to go with the Cuban Crisis group. And I'd also like to thank Mr. Kruschev and Mr. Kennedy for being reasonable people. Thank you!

 

[Reno]

1) The ability to use Fire was developed.
2) The use of Tools.
3) The fact that we did not have a nuclear war during the Cuban Missile Crisis is good also.

 

[CruddyLeper]

This is a funny thread.

I really can't see how any human history is more important than any other.

It's like contagious diseases - it happens, but it's nothing to be proud of.

Perhaps some folks need their egos massaged?

 

[CruddyLeper]

- The first time a prehistoric man dared approach a tree struck by lightning to seize fire.
- The first time a prehistoric man took a rock and use it as a tool

a) Wildfire is a natural phenomenom.

b) Man is not the only tool using species.

 

[CruddyLeper]

And as for the Cuban Missile Crisis ;-

Every day we haven't had a nuclear exchange, so why should that particular period (when the US was successfully steered into letting Castro stay in power in Cuba) be any better than any other day?

Those who doubt this - go read up on Oleg Penkovsky.

 

[earthguido]

I agree there might not be a "most important", but there surely are "critical hit points", maybe. One of them should be the invention of the first languages that allowed human beings to communicate.

I believe this allowed a dramatic change in relationships, allowed history to be transmitted from father to son, allowed the brain to grasp knowledge in a different way by assigning names and meanings to things, etc etc.

 

[deo]

The Comupter!!! We would never be what we are now without the computer and we would never ever go to space, fly so fast, talk here, playing civ,finishng jobs so fast,so easy production and many many other things on the future...

(or better saying the tranzistor...)

 

[Adler17]

What about writing? Without that civilization would never has occured and then we would still live in caves. Or the first settlements, which allowed the time for othwer things (learning writing for instance). There are many important inventions so ti is very hard to decide.

Adler

 

[deo]

What about writing? Without that civilization would never has occured and then we would still live in caves. Or the first settlements, which allowed the time for othwer things (learning writing for instance). There are many important inventions so ti is very hard to decide.

Adler

I dont know but those are things that would hapen later, all the things that we developed or researched were only a mater of time, but those things that hapend naturaly are importiants events (asteroids, earthquqes, eruptions etc.)

 

[Kafka2]

This is a funny thread.

I really can't see how any human history is more important than any other.

Exactly! I've argued for years that only an arrant fool would suggest that the discovery of the antibiotic qualities of penicillin can be considered a more important event that the arrival of "Pets win prizes!" on TV.

 

[dgfred]

Exactly! I've argued for years that only an arrant fool would suggest that the discovery of the antibiotic qualities of penicillin can be considered a more important event that the arrival of "Pets win prizes!" on TV.

They seem equal .

 

[Princeps]

The creation of this wonderful thread...

 

[AKauhanen]

The creation of this wonderful thread...

Hehhehehee ! Hauska nimi sulla ! Itse oon siirtolaisuuden vastustaja. Ja hienoo nähdä Suomalaisia

 

[Xen]

I'll go ahead and say again- every single "mile stone" invention, such as writing, mathmatics, and actual semi-permanent (not to even mention its a nessesity for permanent settlement) is all a produc tof agriculture- the true pinnacle of all achievment in humanity, both the first and foremost.

like or not, thi smeans that best invention, litterally is- sliced bread.

 

[oilfan]

For me, I believe it would have to be the resurrection of Christ, because of what it did for mankind (yes, that includes women too). I believe this to be true, and I realize that most would likely not agree. God gave each of us free choice, so do exactly that, and chose.

From a strictly historical perspective, although I agree, the taming of fire was certainly a milestone, I believe that invention of the wheel could also be considered humanity's greatest achievement. Regardless, with niether fire nor the wheel, and agriculture for that matter, no human would have ever stepped foot on the moon, much less drive to the convenience store to buy a loaf of bread!

 

[America444]

When the monkey from 2001: A Space Odyssey put his hand on the big black obelisk.

 

[blindside]

The taming of the shrew.