Turning Point in human history
 

Ok, trying to redeem myself.

What do you think is the most important turning point in human history and why?

Ediy:
Ok, too vague, I meant what has had the most dramatic effect on our world? Is it the Crusades (chrisitanity being dominant thus changing the course of history?)

Is it Founding of Rome (aka western civ.)

Something along these lines

Re: Turning Point in human history
 

terrible

Re: Turning Point in human history
 

This is still terrible! Throw out an example or something; this is huge. In terms of what? I can name some: fire, agriculture, metalworking, monotheistic religion, the steam engine, the electronic calculator, the A-bomb, The Pill; but this sort of thing is really just way too big to tackle.

Re: Turning Point in human history
 

I see banned people.

Re: Turning Point in human history
 

[ QUOTE ]
wdeadwyler
[censored]


Reged: 04/10/05
Posts: 590
Loc: PA(Home) DC(School)

[/ QUOTE ]

[img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

Re: Turning Point in human history
 

He's like a zombie. Aw, [censored]. Should I invest in that handbook?

Re: Turning Point in human history
 

I tried cutting him some slack by unbanning because I thought the initial post was just a newbie mistake. Clearly it's not working out and there is now an exile in place.

Lesson: Mercy sucks and I just need to go with my gut.

Re: Turning Point in human history
 

[ QUOTE ]
He's like a zombie.

[/ QUOTE ]



http://www.lesjones.com/www/images/posts/059051.JPG

Re: Turning Point in human history
 

Anyhoo, it was the invention of the printing press. Do you see why?

Re: Turning Point in human history
 

[ QUOTE ]
Anyhoo, it was the invention of the printing press. Do you see why?

[/ QUOTE ]

i was actually gonna give the same answer but that would've required me to take this thread seriously

Re: Turning Point in human history
 

[ QUOTE ]
I tried cutting him some slack by unbanning because I thought the initial post was just a newbie mistake. Clearly it's not working out and there is now an exile in place.

Lesson: Mercy sucks and I just need to go with my gut.

[/ QUOTE ]

From my perspective, you work seems to be starting to pay off.

Re: Turning Point in human history
 

I actually think that this could be an interesting thread, but there are just way too many significant turning points throughout the whole of human history to break it down to one, so I'll throw out a few.

Prehistoric: Agriculture

Pre-Roman: The development of the city-state

Roman Era: Democracy, Caesar's Gallic campaign

Ancient Western Civ.: The conversion of Constantine

Ancient Easterrn Civ.: The rise of Mohammed

Medieval - Renaissance: The Printing Press

Modern: Computer technology

Re: Turning Point in human history
 

What's wrong with this one, that he get's banned over it?

Re: Turning Point in human history
 

It just sucks, is all, for reasons previously described. + Trying waaaaay too hard. "I totally blew it the first time, so let me blow it on the complete other end of the spectrum."

Re: Turning Point in human history
 

[ QUOTE ]
What's wrong with this one, that he get's banned over it?

[/ QUOTE ]

he was [censored] before this post, hence the zombie remarks

Re: Turning Point in human history (see through shirt booby warning!)
 

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/7944/heidi27we.jpg

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/3316/yamila17bu.jpg

http://img417.imageshack.us/img417/3993/keira4vv.jpg


this is how you turn a worthless thread into something slightly decent.

Re: Turning Point in human history (see through shirt booby warning!)
 

I'd say the rise of Rome first and foremost, which created a common legacy and language (Latin) throughout Europe.

Secondly, the rise of the British Empire (tied to the industrial revoluton arising in Britain) in promoting the Westernisation of most of the world, helping to promote shared values, similar legal and political structures and suchlike.

Re: Turning Point in human history
 

Guttenberg and the printing press....for obvious reasons

Re: Turning Point in human history
 

Taming fire.

Re: Turning Point in human history
 

[ QUOTE ]

What do you think is the most important turning point in human history and why?


[/ QUOTE ]

Easy. The Agricultural Revolution. Why? If not for it, we'd still be living in caves. Read Ishmael.

Re: Turning Point in human history
 

Party dumping teh skins.

Re: Turning Point in human history
 

Aliens making contact with humans, giving us the technology boom of the last century.

Re: Turning Point in human history
 

[ QUOTE ]
Aliens making contact with humans, giving us the technology boom of the last century.

[/ QUOTE ]

Yeah, this.

Re: Turning Point in human history
 

[ QUOTE ]
Taming fire.

[/ QUOTE ]

This is up there...

Re: Turning Point in human history
 

[ QUOTE ]
I tried cutting him some slack by unbanning because I thought the initial post was just a newbie mistake. Clearly it's not working out and there is now an exile in place.

Lesson: Mercy sucks and I just need to go with my gut.

[/ QUOTE ]

I don't think this post is that bad. True, he's trying too hard to contribute to make up for his first post, but I think he learned his lesson with the initial [censoring]. It doesn't really fit the criteria for what is ban-worthy, either.

To the OP...you should seriously consider creating a new account (or one just for OOT) and starting over. You've got the scarlet letter on you now, and people will henceforth go out of their way to point it out whenever you post. OOT is an interesting place, but once you've been ostracized, it's really hard to get back in its good graces.

Re: Turning Point in human history
 

[ QUOTE ]
Taming fire.

[/ QUOTE ]

I'll go with Noah building that boat.

Re: Turning Point in human history
 

The greatest invention of all time is clearly the threaded fastener / power screw, so I'm going to go with whenever that was invented.

Re: Turning Point in human history
 

[ QUOTE ]
Guttenberg

[/ QUOTE ]

Police Academy or The Boys From Brazil?

Re: Turning Point in human history
 

[ QUOTE ]
Ok, trying to redeem myself.

What do you think is the most important turning point in human history and why?

Ediy:
Ok, too vague, I meant what has had the most dramatic effect on our world? Is it the Crusades (chrisitanity being dominant thus changing the course of history?)

Is it Founding of Rome (aka western civ.)

Something along these lines

[/ QUOTE ]

I don't know but this thread HAS to be up there.

Re: Turning Point in human history
 

Some people just are OOT material

Re: Turning Point in human history
 

Saran wrap, but that's just for the last 2000 years.

Re: Turning Point in human history
 

I use the wheel often

Re: Turning Point in human history
 

Definitely the invention of the flesh light.

Swede

Re: Turning Point in human history
 

That looks a little too much like the plant in Little Shop of Horrors for comfort.

Re: Turning Point in human history
 

http://www.usd230.k12.ks.us/espictt/...ne/FatMan1.jpg

Re: Turning Point in human history
 

[ QUOTE ]
Guttenberg and the printing press....for obvious reasons

[/ QUOTE ]

Re: Turning Point in human history
 

Agriculture and...ugh...I can't believe I'm saying this...it's not close.

Re: Turning Point in human history
 

[ QUOTE ]
Agriculture and...ugh...I can't believe I'm saying this...it's not close.

[/ QUOTE ]

Why, not enuf berries and Bambi's to go around?