Anything from the hand-axe to the quantum computer.
Kaleidescope
Synchronicity! I was just researching information about refracting light and kaleidoscopes! I am curious about sun stones and how they were used. I have been working up some theories.
Lol The question! there are so many miraculous inventions it’s hard to choose. I think the best was Tesla’s free energy. Sadly the powers that be were greedy and wanted to make money off of energy and screwed up the world.
How life started would be cool to know for sure but maybe we wouldn’t want to know.
@CandyWorner I wish we had an understanding of a lot of things Tesla thought about
Language is helpful. But I also really enjoy a cold beer every now and then.
Modern plumbing. Being able to effectively deal with human waste eliminated an amazing amount of disease.
Agree 100%!
Maxwell's Equations on Electro-Magnetism!
That & toilet paper/indoor plumbing!
Were those invented or discovered?
@indirect76 Maybe a fine line, there. He worked them out until they fit, tough call!
I have true answers. But because this is the site it is and no ones said it I’m going too lol
Religion. Allowed a few to control the masses with little effort.
I'd challenge that answer. If religion is used to control the masses, it doesn't do it very well as the controlling mechanism puts such a strain on the overall intelligence of the population that it eliminates any perceived gains by creating losses in other dynamics of society where higher intelligence is necessary.
@redbai, @Renickulous and you know what they say. Respect your enemy haha
@Ryan86 I don't agree that it has anything to do with what time period we are living in. Galileo's experience with the Catholic Church is one of the more glaring demonstrations of how they try to suppress knowledge for simply going against their religious doctrines. Then it was whether the earth was the center of the universe and today it's whether or not dinosaurs existed or the age of the earth.
There is nothing positive about religion unless you are predisposed to believe that the concept of worshiping and blindly following anything because you don't understand something is a positive. I am not so predisposed.
I'd also like to say that neither the Egyptians or Romans could have controlled their empires if they only used religion. Both of those empires also had a very strong military force to "instill fear and control over the majority" and used it more readily than they did the wrath of gods or their priests.