Ideas that Changed the World

Rate the following ideas based on the impact that they have had on the humankind’s perception of life. A "5" shows a large impact, when "1" means there was no impact whatsoever. Most of these ideas were inspired by Felipe Fernández-Armesto’s book of the same name.

Star Rating Scale: 1 = Terrible / 2 = Bad / 3 = Ok / 4 = Good / 5 = Great!

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List added by VisionDude8 on 12/6/2004

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The idea of infallible Holy Scriptures

5 reviews

4.00 Stars | 5 ratings

The idea of marriage

2 reviews

4.50 Stars | 2 ratings

The idea of science

3 reviews

4.33 Stars | 3 ratings

The idea of astrology

6 reviews

2.33 Stars | 6 ratings

The idea of atoms

1 review

5.00 Stars | 1 ratings

The idea of chivalry

1 review

5.00 Stars | 1 ratings

The idea that everything has a logical explanation

1 review

5.00 Stars | 1 ratings

The idea of a spirit world

1 review

4.00 Stars | 1 ratings

The idea of reincarnation

2 reviews

2.50 Stars | 2 ratings

The idea of death

3 reviews

1.67 Stars | 3 ratings

The idea of human superiority (from the rest of nature)

1 review

1.00 Stars | 1 ratings

The idea of measuring time

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Ideas that Changed the World

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