3 sats \ 2 replies \ @tomlaies 8 Jun \ parent \ on: What has been the worst or most harmful scientific discovery of all time? science
That's true but I thought we were talking about how harmful inventions were, not what their net weighted impact after comparing positives and negatives were
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29 sats \ 1 reply \ @petertodd 8 Jun
Thing is, if positives aren't included at all, the discovery of fire and invention of language are probably it: the most global harm ever came from them.
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13 sats \ 0 replies \ @tomlaies 8 Jun
That's a good point to go further back but I'd argue that the difference if that the harm from gunpowder is more direct and more tangible
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