[aristotleman]

I find it interesting that the human ability to advance technologically and to constantly progress, has brought mankind to the near-destruction state of the world. With the push of a button, we can ruin 15,000 years of advancement. The Neanderthals couldn't even invent a constant source of fire after 100,000 years yet they lived in a constantly predictable world, generation after generation.

[SampleMan]

The Neanderthals couldn't even invent a constant source of fire after 100,000 years yet they lived in a constantly predictable world, generation after generation.

Like pigs, monkeys, and earthworms I suppose.

[Nabber]

Not to go off on to much of a tangent, but the push of a button cannot run 15,000 years of advancement. That smacks of being raised on Armageddon thinking. Even a large nuclear war would not touch vast parts of human-inhabited Earth. Have you seen anyone having trouble rebuilding in or near Hiroshima and Nagasaki (much dirtier bombs, then)?
The knowledge of how to rebuild a modern Earth now lies distributed quite well around the world, on computer and backup media. Not to worry.

[Texas Jack]

...yet they lived in a constantly predictable world, generation after generation.

I'm afraid I can't agree with your statement.

The mere fact that humans showed up negates your assertion that their's was a "constantly predictable world." Also, the ice receded, there were floods, massive volcanic eruptions, etc and so on.

[Lurker]

yet they lived in a constantly predictable world, generation after generation.

That's a load of hooey.

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