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Offline CAVPFCDD

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Re: What change the world?
« Reply #30 on: December 02, 2008, 01:56:26 AM »
the invention of religion, and it's still ruining the planet, more people have died in the name of god than anything else, and no i'm not singling out muslims, they just seem to be the most prevelent at the moment, sorry religious folks, didnt mean to offend, just my stance on it
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Offline shuzon

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Re: What change the world?
« Reply #31 on: December 02, 2008, 06:01:47 AM »
1. Jesus, Budha, Mohammed and other Profets
2. Beer
3. The invention of the refrigerator
4. Cold beer
5. German purity law from 1516
6. Good german cold beer
7. Global market
8. Good german cold beer all over the world
9. Aspirin
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Offline Rich46yo

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Re: What change the world?
« Reply #32 on: December 02, 2008, 10:36:59 AM »
Quote from: Treize69 on December 01, 2008, 04:42:17 PM
Crusades.

How did the crusades change anything?
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Offline Angus

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Re: What change the world?
« Reply #33 on: December 02, 2008, 10:49:27 AM »
Border....thereby spheres of influence.
Certain events going otherwise in Medieval European history would have lead to a total muslim area covering most of Europe and becoming by far the biggest cultural area...
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Re: What change the world?
« Reply #34 on: December 02, 2008, 10:54:07 AM »
The first Atom Bomb called “the gadget “.
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Offline Rich46yo

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Re: What change the world?
« Reply #35 on: December 02, 2008, 11:10:49 AM »
Quote from: Angus on December 02, 2008, 10:49:27 AM
Border....thereby spheres of influence.
Certain events going otherwise in Medieval European history would have lead to a total muslim area covering most of Europe and becoming by far the biggest cultural area...

Its unclear how much The Crusades contributed to keeping most of Europe Christian. Most of them were complete failures in every measurable way and the goal of all of them was to establish and protect a Christian presence in the Holy Land. I agree there was plenty of worry about the spread of Islam, "followers of whom put infidels to the sword". But this spread was stopped in places far removed from The Crusades and The Holy Lands. And even in the Holy Lands Christianity failed eventually.

I'm not saying The Crusades didn't have historical importance. But I do believe its over-rated.
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Re: What change the world?
« Reply #36 on: December 02, 2008, 11:53:26 AM »
Hes not referring to the Crusades, hes referring to the Battle of Tours and the campaigns that kept the Turks from moving further into Europe than Vienna.
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Re: What change the world?
« Reply #37 on: December 02, 2008, 12:12:03 PM »
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Re: What change the world?
« Reply #38 on: December 02, 2008, 12:38:32 PM »
Quote from: Rich46yo on December 02, 2008, 11:10:49 AM
Its unclear how much The Crusades contributed to keeping most of Europe Christian. Most of them were complete failures in every measurable way and the goal of all of them was to establish and protect a Christian presence in the Holy Land. I agree there was plenty of worry about the spread of Islam, "followers of whom put infidels to the sword". But this spread was stopped in places far removed from The Crusades and The Holy Lands. And even in the Holy Lands Christianity failed eventually.

I'm not saying The Crusades didn't have historical importance. But I do believe its over-rated.


whats funny is the pope at the time says "if you go to the holy land, and kill those unbelievers you will be guaranteed a place in Heaven..."  or some such nonsense.

sorry if this touches on the religion rule.
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Offline MORAY37

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Re: What change the world?
« Reply #39 on: December 02, 2008, 12:42:59 PM »
Well, since I'll be the only one to interpret the "world" as not just being "human civilization", like the rest of you.

The number one thing that changed the world....

Opposable thumbs.

Without them, you can cross off every single one of your other "world changers".

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Re: What change the world?
« Reply #40 on: December 02, 2008, 01:08:44 PM »
Quote from: lowZX14 on December 02, 2008, 12:12:03 PM
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Re: What change the world?
« Reply #41 on: December 02, 2008, 01:11:28 PM »
Quote from: oakranger on December 02, 2008, 01:08:44 PM
Iwas going to put that down too.  ME

aok i think the OP ment for the better  :D
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Re: What change the world?
« Reply #42 on: December 02, 2008, 01:12:17 PM »
Chicxulub Impact. Without it we would be T-Rex turds.
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Re: What change the world?
« Reply #43 on: December 02, 2008, 01:17:15 PM »
The printing press

Didn't any of you study history?

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Re: What change the world?
« Reply #44 on: December 02, 2008, 01:18:16 PM »
Was watching a show similar to this thread, it was inventions that changed the world.  #1 invention was the printing press.  Since I believe everything I see on T.V. I'm going with the printing press.
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