The evolution of human society took a big leap when complex language evolved people and they shared knowledge, the ability to use other peoples knowledge beyond 'tiger to the left' was a great help and came into play about with a full vocal language system having evolved by about 100,000 years ago with the evolution of homo sapiens, but this grew on the older cruder language abilities going back to homo erectus 2,000,000 years ago. So about 100,000 years ago people had the language and the brain power for everything from the theory of relativity to calculous to whatever.
But something was missing.
The ability to reliably store information over the long term, storing information in old peoples heads is just not sufficient for some really tricky concepts.
So writing came in to play.
Now with writings invention approximately 5000 years ago a system that can reliably build on the achievements of past generations was in place and with the developement of the printing press the amount that can be relayed exploded.
The only thing holding up the pace of human developement then was the over reliance on the lazy catch all explanation for everything 'goddidit'.
But something was missing.
The ability to reliably store information over the long term, storing information in old peoples heads is just not sufficient for some really tricky concepts.
So writing came in to play.
Now with writings invention approximately 5000 years ago a system that can reliably build on the achievements of past generations was in place and with the developement of the printing press the amount that can be relayed exploded.
The only thing holding up the pace of human developement then was the over reliance on the lazy catch all explanation for everything 'goddidit'.
You can fix ignorance, you can't fix stupid.
Tinkety Tonk and down with the Nazis.
