As language developed and awareness grew of more than the
immediate, the need to plan effectively for the future and decide the best
course of action, both as individuals and as societies, became ever more
pressing. For those near the sea or
large flat plains, it became obvious to the wise ones that the world was most
likely a finite sphere, and they could even estimate its size… Knowing their limits in space, they also
needed to know their position in time – how long they had existed and, given
how they managed the limited resources of Earth, how much longer did they have?
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