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cliffelam  ·  4645 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. :-)