05-06-2005 08:11									#1
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I thought this might be a good place to ask this question:

If you knew the Earth and mankind were about to vanish, and the only thing left would be ten sheets of paper, what would you write down?

I was thinking I would write down some basic mathematics and geometry information etc.

The idea is that these pages would be the legacy of mankind.

	05-06-2005 08:16									#3
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The US Constitution (including the Bill of Rights) is it could fit. How big are the sheets of paper? Can we use both sides?

	05-06-2005 08:17									#4
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quote: Originally posted by Lord Nuclear

Dancing is fun, but he is a settler and not a chieftian. I learn from my mistakes.

	05-06-2005 08:20									#5
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quote: Originally posted by Donegeal Dancing is fun, but he is a settler and not a chieftian. I learn from my mistakes.

Actually settler << chieftain, still you're right the dancing gets old

	05-06-2005 08:20									#6
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The Declaration of Independence

The United States Constitution

Abraham Lincoln's First Inaugural speech

Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural speech

Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

	05-06-2005 08:21									#7
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He's been around since Dec2001, so he doesn't necessarily qualify for the honor.

	05-06-2005 08:22									#8
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quote: Originally posted by Nacht ... the dancing gets old

Unwashed heathen

	05-06-2005 08:22									#9
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quote: Originally posted by Nacht Actually settler << chieftain, still you're right the dancing gets old

Really? I don't know anymore. It was so long ago for me...

	05-06-2005 08:23									#10
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It was a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away . . . . . .

	05-06-2005 08:27									#11
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Ah, no. I was living down the street at that time...

	05-06-2005 08:28									#12
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	05-06-2005 08:29									#13
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Thanks for the dancing

I guess the pages are standard letter size and only on one side And no microprint!

The idea of recording the foundation of U.S. government is interesting. I would also certainly rank it as a significant human achievment. I would tend to choose something more representative of all mankind.

	05-06-2005 08:29									#14
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What do the dancing smileys mean, anyway? Educate this unwashed exile.

EDIT: I also want to ask why my profile is not recording any of the posts I have made?

	05-06-2005 08:31									#15
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quote: Originally posted by Humboldt Thanks for the dancing I guess the pages are standard letter size and only on one side And no microprint! The idea of recording the foundation of U.S. government is interesting. I would also certainly rank it as a significant human achievment. I would tend to choose something more representative of all mankind.

What United States accomplished in its history with the American Revolution and the Civil War are both potentially representative of all humanity in terms of liberty and equality.

	05-06-2005 08:32									#16
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quote: Originally posted by DerSchwarzfalke What do the dancing smileys mean, anyway? Educate this unwashed exile. EDIT: I also want to ask why my profile is not recording any of the posts I have made?

It's called the double-login dance. They are humoring you by acting as if you're a login of another user who already has an older username.

	05-06-2005 08:32									#17
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It's the DL dance. Either spambots, spammers, lost n00bs, or people getting around a banning register and immediately post in the OT. It's a hazing ritual meant to signify our dominance over new, unfamiliar people and our distrust and loathing of them until they've proven themselves.

	05-06-2005 08:33									#18
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I would write:

"Have a hell of a time,

don't try to kill each other

and there's no god, look at us:

we're vanished,

that settles it."

	05-06-2005 08:34									#19
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OT posts don't count towards your post count. It's an anti-spamming measure enacted a long time ago to curb abuse of the ranking system.

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quote: Originally posted by Humboldt I would tend to choose something more representative of all mankind.

How about the Kama Sutra then?

	05-06-2005 08:38									#21
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quote: Originally posted by DRoseDARs OT posts don't count towards your post count. It's an anti-spamming measure enacted a long time ago to curb abuse of the ranking system.

While the ' other games' section still counts, you can't take those post counts very seriously. I see more spamming over there than in the OT

	05-06-2005 08:39									#22
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quote: Originally posted by DRoseDARs It's the DL dance. Either spambots, spammers, lost n00bs, or people getting around a banning register and immediately post in the OT. It's a hazing ritual meant to signify our dominance over new, unfamiliar people and our distrust and loathing of them until they've proven themselves.

Ahh, I didnt realize the significance of the dance. I made this account a long time ago, was suprised that i remembered my login when I decided to post. I'm an avid civ player, and thought this might be a good place to get some interesting answers to my question. It's for a project I'm working on. I hope this is an appropriate topic for this forum.

	05-06-2005 08:40									#23
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Forum Games are legally sanctioned. Though, as I haven't participated in any of them, I cannot comment on their spamminess.

	05-06-2005 08:40									#24
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quote: Originally posted by Humboldt Thanks for the dancing I guess the pages are standard letter size and only on one side And no microprint! The idea of recording the foundation of U.S. government is interesting. I would also certainly rank it as a significant human achievment. I would tend to choose something more representative of all mankind.

Maybe some sort of timeline.

But I do sort of see the US constitution as being representative of all mankind (not necessarily the US govenment, but the ideal with which it was formed). I mean its says so right in the document "We hold these truths to be self evident. That ALL men are created equal."

If all that is left of mankind is 10 pieces of paper, then I would hope that these ideals somehow survive.

	05-06-2005 08:41									#25
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quote: Originally posted by Humboldt Ahh, I didnt realize the significance of the dance. I made this account a long time ago, was suprised that i remembered my login when I decided to post. I'm an avid civ player, and thought this might be a good place to get some interesting answers to my question. It's for a project I'm working on.

It would be a good place if the DL dance wasn't interfering that what I mean by it gets old.

	05-06-2005 08:43									#26
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I suppose I should answer your question.

I agree with Donegeal that the US Constitution would be idea in its brevity, simplicity, and ability to evolve over time. The UN Charter might have worked, but that's a bureaucratic mess.

	05-06-2005 08:50									#27
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This is a realy active forum!

It suprises me that you guys are most interested in recording achievments in social organization. What about physics and mathematics? To me they represent some of mans greatest legacies.

	05-06-2005 08:51									#28
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I want to say "My glaze recipes" but I don't have any yet.


So I'll just say nothing.

	05-06-2005 08:51									#29
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Knowledge of physical sciences can be more readily rediscovered, IMO than abstract, profound philosophical ideas such as liberty and equality.

By the time the American Revolution erupted, monarchical government based on divine right of kings was a 1,700 year tradition (since replacement of Roman republic with Roman empire).

	05-06-2005 08:52									#30
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I am shocked no one has mentioned poetry. Some of the better ones need not necessarily be long, so you can preserve some of the most beautiful constructs of humanity in a limited amount of space.

And thanks for answering my question.