Suppose one immortal human from before the Neolithic Revolution was placed in the world alone in the year 5,000,000 B.C., and humans never evolve so he is alone forever. Would he develop all the technologies we have by himself over the millions of years he lives on Earth or would he never even invent farming?
>>1244342
False dichotomy bro. It is perfectly plausible for him to invent agriculture but not say, all of modern technology.
However, given that he's alone and immortal, he's unlikely to invent a lot of modern technology, simply because he has no need for it. What good is the internet to someone who never will meet another intelligence he can communicate with? What point are the larger scales of agriculture to someone who will never need to feed another person? What point is medicine to someone who presumably can't get sick or die?
>>1244346
But with literally all the time in the universe on his hands he'd probably accomplish some incredible things. I'd imagine that he would map out the entire Earth accurately, discover heliocentrism and invent telescopes and determine his place in the universe and know how large the universe really is. I'd also imagine that by the time the Sun grows too large and scorches the Earth he'd already have developed an advanced spacecraft and left. But who knows
>>1244342
What kind of consciousness would an immortal have?
How did he become immortal?
etc.
>>1244474
A normal human consciousness? And I don't know why the second question needs an answer, it's just a hypothetical fun question that obviously would never really happen.
>>1244342
He wouldn't need farming since hunting/gathering would provide more than enough abundance for him forever. He probably wouldn't need any tools more sophisticated than a stick to knock the best fruit off trees and some basic hunting weapons (if he's a persistence hunter, that might not be more sophisticated than a moderately heavy rock). He'd probably need no more shelter than a cave. There'd be no need for him to develop writing or mathematics, but maybe if he "had" to remember something he'd develop some sort of proto-writing mnemonic. He'd never get anywhere near the technologies of the bronze age.
>>1244342
>immortal human alone on earth
>needs no food, shelter or protection from predators
He would literally walk around earth and put his dick in anything that got close enough, would most likely not invent jack shit since hes no need for anything, exept to put his dick in stuff
mabey he would invent a fleshligth
>>1244629
Not even close, no. To start at the end he wouldn't have the resources to build a spaceship, materials like that take large scale economic and industrial processes that take more than one guy to run, even one guy with infinite time on his hands.
>>1244342
Not if he's a nigger.
>>1244650
What about a guy from the 21st century instead? Would his modern knowledge of things from the 21st society he came from be able to help him accomplish more than the pre-Neolithic man?
>>1244692
>21st society
21st century society
>>1244692
He'd have more to conceive of, might know some things would be useful in this situation or that which the primitive wouldn't consider. He'd probably build himself a decent hut or stone house with a thatch or wooden roof. He might have some conception of weaving from basic materials and with a lot of time and effort figure out how to make comfortable clothing, if he wants them. He still probably wouldn't be able to "industrialize" himself.
>>1244733
Yeah at most he'd just start making a bunch of paper with which to rewrite the world the way he saw it. Only making his status as the writer of it all in slapped together internet comments within the story.
>>1244440
>invent telescopes and determine his place in the universe and know how large the universe really is
how the fuck would he do any of that? you still need things like metal to do all of this
>>1244853
He'd go mining and then go through all the necessary processes to make things out of metal? If you have infinite time you could probably figure out how to do things
>>1244928
>He'd go mining and then go through all the necessary processes to make things out of metal?
im pretty sure you dont have the smallest idea of how stuff is made, and im not even talking about spaceships here just normal stuff. btw why would he even bother with mining? and how would he even get rare materials to actaully build the shit he needs? do you really think one person can design, build and use an industrial drill even if he does have infinite time?
>>1244342
OP, you are an idiot.
Let's assume that all people are of equal intelligence, and figuring crap out is a function of brainpower over time. It obviously isn't, but it's a simple model for a simple problem.
In your alternative timeline, we have about 5,002,000 brainyears worth of development.
Assuming world population stays above 900, in 6,000 years we have more brainpower than your one guy has in five million.
He'd be nowhere close to our current level of development.
>>1244342
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Suppose+one+immortal+human+from+before+the+Neolithic+Revolution+was+placed+in+the+world+alone+in+the+year+5%2C000%2C000+B.C.%2C+and+humans+never+evolve+so+he+is+alone+forever.+Would+he+develop+all+the+technologies+we+have+by+himself+over+the+millions+of+years+he+lives+on+Earth+or+would+he+never+even+invent+farming%3F
>>1244342
He would adapt to however he sees fit
Not all men are equal. Is he a normal man like you? Or a super godlike reality defying intellect with ambitions like caesar?
>>1244692
He'd probably go insane from from such a dramatic change. The original guy wouldn't.
