Ah, yet another question that we have been asking ourselves for years! Right up there with "Do Balrogs have wings?" and "Why does Cirdan have a beard?"
Anyway, back on topic, I feel that we need to take things in perspective, so to speak. How long did it take man to figure out the wheel? How long for the internet? To people today, technological advances are common. You hear about a faster internet whatsit and think "Oh, cool. What's for dinner?" You hear about a bigger and better military weapon and might think, "Okay." To us, technological advances are usual. For a long time, they weren't.
I don't know where I'm going with this musing. Perhaps someone else could continue my thoughts? [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
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