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Originally posted by punkworld
Human progress is quite predictable:
#1: it will almost certainly take place
#2: it will amost certainly increase efficiency
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Sorry, but you're WRONG. Human progress is NOT linear. If it was there would not have been a "DARK AGE" between the Fall of Rome and The Renaissance. There would have been a continuous progression of economic and scientific innovation from the Islamic Golden Age or the Han Dynasty to the present. But there wasn't... and it can't be confidently stated that there would be.
Human cultures, politics, and sometimes natural disasters...coupled with a lack of imagination results in backsliding. Y
Think about it, its only been since the 1800's that Europeans were able to recreate the durability of ROMAN ERA cement. Moreover, in certain areas of the world, the WHEEL (basic human innovation) actually DISAPPEARED from use. Indeed, IRON PLOWS waned in usage during the Middle ages.
Human progress and innovation is not linear, it ebbs and flows.