The Importance Of History In Our Life

 History really matters in our life because without it we wouldn't know of the past and we wouldn't be were we are now. The reason why is because everything that happens around us, believe it or not , it's all history. It is also the basis on which human evolution takes place. For example, when they say that a long time ago we were not human we looked like monkeys, they were called hominids , great apes and placental mammals. Without history we wouldn't know that. Another reason is that it also improves our understanding of other societies and cultures. No matter what, without history we would be very small minded people and also very ignorant, that's why history matters.

History The Lie That People Tend To Believe

In this quote, what Voltaire meant was that not everything in history is the truth but since a lot of people say it's true people tend to believe it. People are more focused on the general opinion than it's own history behind it. An example would be when it says that the pilgrims eat with the Wampanoag indians at thanksgiving and that's a lie. Good quotes like, "Imagine what you will 'know' tomorrow". The  thought that any scientifically or even semi scientifically minded person can be 100% certain of the facts of today, even the people relating to soft science. People need to open more their minds and research more before saying what they think.