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cliffelam · 4675 days ago · link · · parent · post: AskHubski: What are the top ten most positively influential events in human history?
Nice.
1> The idea that rights are inherent and protected by government, not bestowed by it. 2> That man and god do not require an intermediary 3> Discovery of the scientific method 4> Development of Romantic love 5> Alcohol (see <4>) 6> Games: Sports, board 7> Practical math - bookkeeping to calculus 8> Written history 9> Orderly cultivation - plants and animals 10> Birth Control I believe order is relatively unimportant when you're condensing a few millenia into a list of 10 things. :-)