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re: Most famous/memorable/iconic moment in Human History?
Posted on 2/22/15 at 8:22 am to Methuselah
Posted on 2/22/15 at 8:22 am to Methuselah
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Posted on 2/22/15 at 8:56 am to Spankum
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landing on the moon...
Without question. D-Day, while a glorious battle, is still a tragedy. Mankind should not look at war as glorious but as a failure. I don't want to really think of any war moment as the most "iconic" for our species since it is not a positive thing for us.
Posted on 2/22/15 at 8:58 am to sleepytime
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Great flood
Doesn't seem as if the fossil records remember it, so don't think that would count.
Posted on 2/22/15 at 9:06 am to Monticello
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Landing on the moon is cool, but what did it really change? How did it impact our lives?
A lot more than you think. I don't think it's a coincidence that the technological boom in the late 70s-80s happened when the kids who watched the Moon Landing grew up.
Posted on 2/22/15 at 9:07 am to bencoleman
If you asked anyone in Europe, Northern Africa, or the Middle East 1500 years ago the answer would have been the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus
Same question posed 1000 years ago but now inclusive of more of Africa and part of Asia and the answer is the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus
Same question 500 years ago but now in the Americas and more of Africa and Asia, same answer
100 years ago worldwide, same answer
50 years ago same answer
Things like d day, landing on the moon, the death of Ferdinand and 911 are flashes in the historical pan.
Same question posed 1000 years ago but now inclusive of more of Africa and part of Asia and the answer is the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus
Same question 500 years ago but now in the Americas and more of Africa and Asia, same answer
100 years ago worldwide, same answer
50 years ago same answer
Things like d day, landing on the moon, the death of Ferdinand and 911 are flashes in the historical pan.
Posted on 2/22/15 at 9:11 am to runningTiger
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Things like d day, landing on the moon, the death of Ferdinand and 911 are flashes in the historical pan.
If Mankind is to get off this planet, the moon landing will not be a flash, but be seen as the beginning of a new era. Granted, I know you're actively hoping tomorrow that the Lord Almighty raptures the fanatics and then destroys the Earth, but I've got higher hopes and opinions for humanity than you do.
This post was edited on 2/22/15 at 9:12 am
Posted on 2/22/15 at 9:16 am to runningTiger
As far as mankind goes Jesus dying didn't really do anything for mankind. Take faith out of it. Man harnessing fire was way more impactful
Posted on 2/22/15 at 9:22 am to OMLandshark
You are a moron, btw.
We are talking history, not sci-fi. The moon landing has done very little to nothing to change history. Tang and Velcro. The technological age has more to do with the printing press and philosophy than a singular event like a moon landing. And even then, the tech age isn't historically significant at this point. I'm fearful that I live in a country with people as poorly educated as you.
We are talking history, not sci-fi. The moon landing has done very little to nothing to change history. Tang and Velcro. The technological age has more to do with the printing press and philosophy than a singular event like a moon landing. And even then, the tech age isn't historically significant at this point. I'm fearful that I live in a country with people as poorly educated as you.
Posted on 2/22/15 at 9:24 am to runningTiger
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You are a moron, btw.
And then this comes out of your mouth.
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The moon landing has done very little to nothing to change history. Tang and Velcro
You are either incredibly ignorant or incredibly stupid to say such a thing. I'm leaning towards both.
Posted on 2/22/15 at 9:28 am to OMLandshark
You're the one mentioning a moon landing as the world's most historical event.
An event 50 years ago. No wars fought over it. No impact in anyone's daily life. No philosophical revolutions. No economic impact.
By any measure the moon landing was a bragging trophy, a scalp of sorts, of the American empire at its peak. Nothing more.
An event 50 years ago. No wars fought over it. No impact in anyone's daily life. No philosophical revolutions. No economic impact.
By any measure the moon landing was a bragging trophy, a scalp of sorts, of the American empire at its peak. Nothing more.
Posted on 2/22/15 at 9:37 am to runningTiger
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You're the one mentioning a moon landing as the world's most historical event.
More memorable and iconic. Sorry if I don't see someone getting beaten to a bloody pulp and tortured to death on the same level of icon.
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An event 50 years ago.
Really irrelevant how long ago it happened.
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No wars fought over it.
You're right, it helped prevent World War III.
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No impact in anyone's daily life.
Ask anyone who has had an MRI if it's affected their daily life by saving it.
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No philosophical revolutions.
Yeah, just one that strived to advance us as a species.
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No economic impact.
You know that thing with the letters on it or the touch screen little device in your hands that you're currently using to communicate with me. A lot of that can be thanked for NASA trying to land on the moon. So yes, technologies that NASA helped develop and stimulate are collectively worth trillions of dollars. Your dumbest point yet.
Posted on 2/22/15 at 9:42 am to OMLandshark
Lol
This guy is just digging the stupid hole deeper. So the iPhone is a product of the moon landing eh? Such tenuous connections! Well I'll say the moon landing is a produxt of the screwdriver bc how you build a rocket without screws?
Yes world war 3 averted due to the moon landing. Lol!
What kind of sci fi world do you live in?
This guy is just digging the stupid hole deeper. So the iPhone is a product of the moon landing eh? Such tenuous connections! Well I'll say the moon landing is a produxt of the screwdriver bc how you build a rocket without screws?
Yes world war 3 averted due to the moon landing. Lol!
What kind of sci fi world do you live in?
Posted on 2/22/15 at 9:45 am to runningTiger
Man stepping foot on another spatial body outside of Earth is the single biggest achievement in history. Not sure what you don't grasp about the concept.
Posted on 2/22/15 at 9:47 am to runningTiger
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So the iPhone is a product of the moon landing eh? Such tenuous connections! Well I'll say the moon landing is a produxt of the screwdriver bc how you build a rocket without screws?
They had to make microchips much smaller and more efficient than they ever had been before in order to be able to calculate the exact speed they should be able to land on the moon and to keep the astronauts alive during the journey. NASA rapidly accelerated the technological growth rate to where to where it's entirely plausible we still wouldn't have the internet without NASA's advancement.
And screws predated NASA. Your points are so fricking stupid.
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What kind of sci fi world do you live in?
An idealistic one where I don't obsess daily about how a man was tortured to death.
Posted on 2/22/15 at 9:48 am to Rickety Cricket
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Man stepping foot on another spatial body outside of Earth is the single biggest achievement in history. Not sure what you don't grasp about the concept.
He's not a bright guy.,
Posted on 2/22/15 at 9:50 am to Rickety Cricket
The heart transplant took a lot more effort and knowledge than a moon landing.
How long did it take NASA to go from start to finish on the moon mission? Not very. How many lives has it changed? Not many. How much has it changed history? Not much.
Again the moon landing is a trophy event for an empire. It's not a history changing event. To suggest otherwise is to feign the gift of future telling.
How long did it take NASA to go from start to finish on the moon mission? Not very. How many lives has it changed? Not many. How much has it changed history? Not much.
Again the moon landing is a trophy event for an empire. It's not a history changing event. To suggest otherwise is to feign the gift of future telling.
Posted on 2/22/15 at 9:55 am to sonicsam
97-98, Hands-down. Playing in the Liberty Bowl in 1997 and at Vandy in 1998.
That it took 7+ pages is redunkulous.
This board is experiencing major intellectual slippage.
That it took 7+ pages is redunkulous.
This board is experiencing major intellectual slippage.
Posted on 2/22/15 at 9:59 am to runningTiger
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The heart transplant took a lot more effort and knowledge than a moon landing.
The good thing is NASA has also worked on that: LINK
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Artificial Heart - The technology used in space shuttle fuel pumps led to the development of a miniaturized ventricular assist pump by NASA and renowned heart surgeon Dr. Michael DeBakey. The tiny pump -- 2-inches long, 1-inch in diameter and weighing less than four ounces -- is currently undergoing European clinical trials where it has been successfully implanted into more than 20 people.
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How many lives has it changed? Not many.
You really want to keep on going down this road, because I can go on with various devices that were built on NASA research and technology. Devices that have been developed by NASA and their spinoffs have saved millions of lives. How about you quit while you're behind and just admit that you were wrong and that you'll listen to people smarter than yourself, which pretty much consists of this entire board and humanity at large.
This post was edited on 2/22/15 at 10:01 am
Posted on 2/22/15 at 10:13 am to OMLandshark
The hyperloop
Posted on 2/22/15 at 10:13 am to runningTiger
You treat your own speculation and opinion as fact. It's abrasive.
This post was edited on 2/22/15 at 10:24 am
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