What ethnic groups have brought the most to the world

[PhineasJWhoopee]

we all built upon each other. no one group did everything by themselves. also, schooling in the US emphasizes european importance, so most americans will think european cultures did the most.

So, in your view, the contributions of the worlds ethnic groups are equal?

 

[her209]

The Chinese invented pasta and the Greeks invented pizza.

The Chinese invented gunpowder and guns.

 

[PhineasJWhoopee]

So, OP, hows the melting pot wars going?

Are you suggesting that the intellectual level here isn't high enough to have an intelligent discussion?

 

[LittleNemoNES]

I can think of which one has brought the most pain in the world ...

 

[MJinZ]

Culture is one aspect. Take a more wholistic view. What groups have contributed the most to the world?

Holistic.

If you're talking about modern day, it would have to be white people. The Industrial Revolution essentially jumpstarted the application of science.

Culturally? The Jews and Arabs gave us religion the dominant religions, a clusterfuck of shit infestations. I don't know if Einstein's sole contributions can redeem these. Since whites adopted and spread these infectious diseases to the world, does that cancel out the modern science contributions?

If you're talking about the future, that's a good question. The US is culturally diverse and soon to be mostly Mexicans. Europe doesn't really come up with anything new or groundbreaking. Does diesel stuff count?

 

[MJinZ]

You are must be a Greek.

Asian languages, and Sanskrit base languages aren't Greek root. Persians greatly contributed math & science to our culture, and Chinese contributes gun powder/rockets/calculator/computer and medicine, South America contributes much of our modern medicines and food stock plants.

He also forgot that most of that Math that select Greeks came up with, Asians did as well, before/after and independently. It's pretty obvious that language wise, there 2 distinct language groups - European and Asian. Both I would assume logically derives from African, but I haven't really looked into this.

 

[PhineasJWhoopee]

Holistic.

If you're talking about modern day, it would have to be white people. The Industrial Revolution essentially jumpstarted the application of science.

Culturally? The Jews and Arabs gave us religion the dominant religions, a clusterfuck of shit infestations.

If you're talking about the future, that's a good question. The US is culturally diverse and soon to be mostly Mexicans. Europe doesn't really come up with anything new or groundbreaking. Does diesel stuff count?

The Jews gave us our dominant relgions, didn't they? Islam and Christianity are spinoffs of Judaism.

 

[nick1985]

I change my answer from Irish to blacks

 

[MJinZ]

Genghis Khan gave us Divide and Conquer.

Ghengis Khan nearly conquered the world. I think he was the only one who came closest anyway.

 

[PhineasJWhoopee]

I change my answer from Irish to blacks

Good point. The Egyptians have greatly contributed to the world.

 

[MJinZ]

I change my answer from Irish to blacks

That's logical, since we all came from Blacks.

Or, as the religious would tell you, all credit actually goes to God.

 

[nick1985]

Good point. I should have included Egyptians in my opening post.

I'm not talking Egyptian blacks. I'm talking Mauritania blacks

 

[MJinZ]

The Jews gave us our dominant relgions, didn't they? Islam and Christianity are spinoffs of Judaism.

Yes, but the impact of Judaism itself hasn't turned out to be as significant as Christianity or Islam. Unless you count all times in history people try to kill the Jews.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Are you suggesting that the intellectual level here isn't high enough to have an intelligent discussion?

I thought that was a given but, no, I was referring to your other thread about not being accepted in your neighborhood.

 

[PhineasJWhoopee]

Yes, but the impact of Judaism itself hasn't turned out to be as significant as Christianity or Islam. Unless you count all times in history people try to kill the Jews.

I don't know. Monotheism has had quite an impact on the world.

 

[Inspector Jihad]

So, in your view, the contributions of the worlds ethnic groups are equal?

probably not, but its too hard to sort out which contributions belong to which group.

 

[PhineasJWhoopee]

I thought that was a given but, no, I was referring to your other thread about not being accepted in your neighborhood.

I'm accepted, I guess, as much a they accept any new person in a small town in the midwest.

I can walk to about 12 taverns from my house. Now that's culture.

 

[Malak]

I invented shorts.

 

[IAteYourMother]

I don't know. Monotheism has had quite an impact on the world.

srsly. someone has not played civ 4

 

[PhineasJWhoopee]

probably not, but its too hard to sort out which contributions belong to which group.

I'm not sure that I would agree with that. For example, other groups have contributed to its development, but democracy originated in Greece.

 

[PhineasJWhoopee]

srsly. someone has not played civ 4

You got that right.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Africa...they gave us slaves.

 

[nick1985]

I invented shorts.

I invented the question mark

 

[PhineasJWhoopee]

Africa...they gave us slaves.

The contribution of African American slaves to America has been immeasurable. Read history.

 

[nick1985]

So we all agree the correct answer is black people?