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Aurelius@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago

Who in history (either present or in the past) do you think has had the biggest positive impact on humanity?

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Who in history (either present or in the past) do you think has had the biggest positive impact on humanity?

Aurelius@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago
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  • gapbetweenus@feddit.de
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    2 years ago

    Who ever started the whole enlightenment thing, with the idea that there is no god and we are responsible for our self.

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      The enlightenment is overrated. History is driven by contestst of groups not contests of ideas.

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        2 years ago

        As a counterpoint, may I submit: your own fucking username?

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          Be weird if they had made the first line of the Preface a counterpoint to the first line of Part 1

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            2 years ago

            Which group contested your attention to this idea two months later?

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              2 years ago

              Kaiser Chiefs

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