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onepence
Joined: 04 Nov 2008
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 Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 9:48 am Post subject: Re: the greatest events in history |
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| onepence wrote: |
would like input into what might be considered as
the top 5 greatest events in History
we will start
The Birth of Jesus
The printing of the Bible
Columbus voyage into the uncharted waters of the Atlantic
Invention of the cotton gin
The Signing of The Universal House of Justice Constitution
*smile* |
scratch cotton gin
add use of penicillin |
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Bagpipes11
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| Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 11:06 am Post subject: |
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The most important moments in recorded history...
- The invention of the steam engine.
- Invention of the Internet
- The discovery of Insulin
- 1991 Fall of the Soviet Union
- Hiroshima and Nagasaki |
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jajdude
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 11:31 am Post subject: |
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Ah, but the question asked is: in history?
Most important moments ever, ever................... ever?
Think about a long time ago.
I figure the origins of life might be significant. |
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onepence
Joined: 04 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 12:40 pm Post subject: |
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| jajdude wrote: |
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Ah, but the question asked is: in history?
Most important moments ever, ever................... ever?
Think about a long time ago.
I figure the origins of life might be significant. |
yes ... exactly ...
the most important moments ever
that we can learn from and teach our childern
we can only chose five
basically because of limited time
We have chosen the Birth of Christ
as the basic example of all religious life
this category would include all religious history
including "the origins of life "
We chose the printing of the Bible
to represent all technology endevours
{telephone,telegraph,internet,transitors,etc}
We chose The Signing of the Constitution of The Universal House of Justice
to represent all law both Divine and secular
and all knowledge and events related to law
{Cyrus the Great,America,Great Britian,Rome,China,Greece,etc.}
{military law , property law , family law , etc etc etc}
the last two ... ???
we still are grasping at straws ...
we like columbus ... yet perhaps he is more scientist/technology
we like penicillin /medicine ... yet ... again ... science and technology ... ???
so ... our last two categories ... still remain a mystery to us ...
we are looking for
something grand to sum up ... some sort of universal good
perhaps art/music/literature ...
and ... ????
o ... btw
thanks everyone for all your ideas
both simple and complex ...
if you happen to think of other great events
whether small and/or noble
it certainly would be enjoyable reading about them here
*smile*
thanks |
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onepence
Joined: 04 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 1:10 pm Post subject: |
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ok ...
for art/music/literature
we think we should scrap columbus
and instead insert
"the unveiling of venus"
{old greek statue ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_de_Milo}
the idea is ... what is beauty ... what is art ... ??
at some point in history ... some artist unveiled his creation
that today we call venus
in modern times we also really like
A Man Who Carved His Own Destiny
http://www.orlandofloridaguide.com/museums/albin.htm
however ... both figures are rather self centered pieces
and thus perhaps to a discerning eye obscene
to some thinking only of yourself is obscene
so ...
then you got the tried and true michelango
hand/God sort of thing
and to some this could also be considered obscene
for how can one depict an image of God
but perhaps we will stick with venus
as a means of expressing moderation in all things
so ... thoughts anyone |
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Underwaterbob
Joined: 08 Jan 2005
Location: In Cognito
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| Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 3:28 pm Post subject: |
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| In terms of Western culture and closely related to each other are the Reformation and the Black Plague, neatly coinciding with the beginning of the Renaissance. |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 4:12 pm Post subject: |
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| jajdude wrote: |
Ah, but the question asked is: in history?
Most important moments ever, ever................... ever?
Think about a long time ago.
I figure the origins of life might be significant. |
That would be technically pre-history.
jajdude, did you manage to skip all the history courses in university? i guess one could meet the humanities requirement by taking philosophy and music eh.  |
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espoir
Joined: 09 Oct 2008
Location: Incheon, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 5:41 pm Post subject: |
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In no particular order:
Darwins theory of evolution
The Printing Press
The Crusades
The Great Wall of China (and thus the Mongol invasions westward)
Discovery of the New World
(as with many others this is very western centeric, as it is what I am much more familiar with) |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 6:30 pm Post subject: |
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| jajdude wrote: |
| Making the wheel, fire, and clothing were all good ideas. I guess the beginning of the universe might be counted as well. And let's not forget decent beer. |
The invention of beer is, in all seriousness, what caused the Agricultural Revolution and basically kickstarted human civilisation. |
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samcheokguy
Joined: 02 Nov 2008
Location: Samcheok G-do
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| Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 7:20 pm Post subject: |
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| Well Jesus really DOES have to make the list. Europe without Chrsitianity would be a difficult thing to imagine, if even possible. In addition no christ means no Islam. |
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jajdude
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 7:32 pm Post subject: |
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| VanIslander wrote: |
| jajdude wrote: |
Ah, but the question asked is: in history?
Most important moments ever, ever................... ever?
Think about a long time ago.
I figure the origins of life might be significant. |
That would be technically pre-history.
jajdude, did you manage to skip all the history courses in university? i guess one could meet the humanities requirement by taking philosophy and music eh. |
Pre-history?
Oh, you mean the past.
Yeah, did no history in uni, but watched a movie once. |
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laogaiguk
Joined: 06 Dec 2005
Location: somewhere in Korea
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| Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 7:57 pm Post subject: |
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| VanIslander wrote: |
| jajdude wrote: |
Ah, but the question asked is: in history?
Most important moments ever, ever................... ever?
Think about a long time ago.
I figure the origins of life might be significant. |
That would be technically pre-history.
jajdude, did you manage to skip all the history courses in university? i guess one could meet the humanities requirement by taking philosophy and music eh. |
I'm curious how many physics, math or engineering courses you took? Most degrees don't need history. While all degrees should have aspects of other disciplines for a good education (though I see the math courses that arts students take, and I barely call them math), there are many arts courses available (history, psychology, philosophy, etc.) |
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PeteJB
Joined: 06 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 8:22 pm Post subject: |
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| The creation of Pen & Teller's Bullshit. |
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T-J
Joined: 10 Oct 2008
Location: Seoul EunpyungGu Yeonsinnae
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| Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 8:24 pm Post subject: |
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| RACETRAITOR wrote: |
| jajdude wrote: |
| Making the wheel, fire, and clothing were all good ideas. I guess the beginning of the universe might be counted as well. And let's not forget decent beer. |
The invention of beer is, in all seriousness, what caused the Agricultural Revolution and basically kickstarted human civilisation. |
"Ah, alcohol, the cause of and solution to all of man's problems."
-Homer Simpson |
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sharkey
Joined: 12 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 10:06 pm Post subject: |
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russian defeat of nazism
sputnik
berlin wall falling
Chernobyl
Roswell incidents |
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