Do you really think that it's not important to understand Earth's history?

Question

I asked a question about the demise of dinosaurs and got this response:

we dont know ...they would die in time anyway Its not important

Is this where education has gotten some of you? or is it just that brainwashing?

Answer 1

There is an old saying, " Those who do not know or understand history are doomed to repeat it."
Learning and knowing history is very important, no matter what kind of history we are talking about. Those who say otherwise are either very ignorant or lazy.
The present Administration is proof that not knowing history is dangerous! We are embroiled in another Viet Nam because some in power forgot to look at the past in relationship to the present.
Good luck, and I think this is a good question.

Answer 2

Actually, you asked a question about why God created the dinosaurs just to wipe them out. It's worth keeping in mind that there were dinosaurs on the earth for a far longer time than there have been humans on the earth.

Answer 3

There are some things that aren't important, there are other things that may be important but we don't have any way to know, so there's no sence dwelling on them. 1000 years ago, they didn't know we lived on a round earth. Some people suspected, but they didn't *know.* They couldn't get up into space and actually see that it was round or measure the roundness. Now, we have space capsules that take photographs of the earth from space, and we know it's round. Has that knowledge changed our life? For sure! Is it important? Absolutely! Was it importat 1000 years ago? Kind of, but they didn't have any way to know, so they went about their daily life anway.

Maybe some day there will be a change in technology that will allow us to see the past with perfect clarity. Then we'll know for sure what happened to the dinosaurs, and it may change a lot of things about our daily lives. But for now, we don't know, and we have no ways to know for sure.

Answer 4

What good does Earth's history do us? If you believe in an afterlife, the "life" of Earth really isn't that important. If you don't believe in an afterlife and earth is doomed to end one day, what difference does it make?

I'm not sure what importance that you're trying to give this history. History is interesting, but it doesn't much affect my day-to-day life. Can you be more specific about the importance that you lend to it?

There is education that is useful and then there is education that is really just interesting.

Answer 5

And therein is the real danger of educational policies dictated by theocratic notions. This mind-set, which posits "God's Plan" as the reality, would reduce the concepts of geology, paleontology and related fields to excerpts from Genesis. Going down that road one can imagine ignoring patterns and that could damn well mean the difference between life and death.

Answer 6

Blind faith! They refuse to look at the evidence.
Dinosaurs where for the most part wiped out 65 million years ago by an asteroid which hit in the Gulf of Mexico. It is well documented, and the evidence to support is overwhelming. What did survive where proto-birds.

Answer 7

It was just a stupid response, just like 75% of the answers on here. Actually, this answer isn't stupid, but it's still not very good. Sorry about that. I'll try harder next time.

Answer 8

I guess it doesn't matter what would have killed off the dinosaurs - we all know we aren't going to have global climate changes, tsunamis, earthquakes and asteroids impacts that might do the same to us.

Answer 9

How can I know my mind?
An alert mind is not a problem; an unaware mind is. The mind projects the future to be fulfilling but misses the beauty of the present. If you are rich, you want to be richer; if you are strong, you want to be stronger; if you are beautiful, you want to be more beautiful. Such a mind does not make you live life but leave life.

Such a mind creates false prayers. You make a ritual out of prayer and pretend to pray. Such prayer becomes an empty gesture.

Why am I so greedy?
There is a visible world and there is an invisible world. There is a visible self and an invisible self. The visible world is a world of diversity and the invisible world is a world of oneness.

If we live on the periphery we will feel incomplete but completeness is one’s nature. This incompleteness wants us to be a complete person. But the only track it knows is greed, wanting more. The enlightened masters give us not a dogma but a device to reach this state of completeness.

We should stop fooling around with life. Just thinking to be happy is not enough; just thinking to be wise is not enough. It is a luxury to think but it is wisdom to live. Ask yourself: Are you concerned with reality or fantasy?

There are two ways to know reality. If you want to know objective reality, then science is the way out. If you want to know subjective reality, turn to spirituality.

Why does one worry in life ?
Worry has become a habit for many. An inner energy that is not creative goes around in circles of worry. A creative person is one who, when he encounters a problem, is focused on the solution and is not a victim to the problem. Convert the problem into a springboard for possibilities.

A doctor does not cure illness but allows the healing process within to surface by giving it the right condition. So, too, the true healer exists within you. But you have to create the right condition. By looking at the mountain you can’t climb the mountain, you should will yourself to climb the mountain. Optimise this will for you to be above worry.

What should one do to be successful in life?
Ultimately what you need is self-confidence, mental toughness, commitment to excel and the ability to use the power of imagination.

What do you mean by self-confidence?
There are three pillars of self-confidence: Feeling good, taking responsibility and developing skills. There are both healthy ways and unhealthy ways of feeling good. You should develop the discipline to feel good in a healthy way. The quality of one’s life is the quality of one’s consistent feeling. There are techniques that are taught how to hold and maintain consistent feelings of empowerment within you.

How does one acquire clarity?
Clarity is acquired not by knowledge but by knowing. It is not a belief system; it is intelligence operating in the domain of freedom. The true meaning of renunciation is not renouncing the world but renouncing bondage. When bondage is renounced there is freedom, the most important thing. In freedom lies intelligence. It is not just discipline but true freedom. Freedom is not something devoid of order; it is a flowering of order

Answer 10

I think its enjoyable to research about earth history, becoz, after all, its very relevant to our lives and our notions of understanding our stimuli.