The problem with this meme is that it perpetuates the unrealistic view of a billion. People just do not grasp how much a billion is. Consider this 500 x 365.25 = 186,625 now 186,625 x 5000 = 913,125,000. So why are these numbers significant? Think about it this way. If I gave you $500.00 everyday for 5000 years then you still would not have a billion dollars. Think about that. Obviously a billion dollars in our largest denominations is not going to fit in a lot of buildings let alone a wheelbarrow.
The next time you here about a billion (or a trillion) really think about how much that really is (especially in relation to debt).
As the witches were those that were practicing medicine by today's standards. Yes, we should have been very afraid of those that burnt witches, and most average people were. That is how they got away with it. People were to afraid to oppose the church. After all they did kill those that opposed them. It was just not a healthy thing to do.
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The problem with this meme is that it perpetuates the unrealistic view of a billion. People just do not grasp how much a billion is. Consider this 500 x 365.25 = 186,625 now 186,625 x 5000 = 913,125,000. So why are these numbers significant? Think about it this way. If I gave you $500.00 everyday for 5000 years then you still would not have a billion dollars. Think about that. Obviously a billion dollars in our largest denominations is not going to fit in a lot of buildings let alone a wheelbarrow.
The next time you here about a billion (or a trillion) really think about how much that really is (especially in relation to debt).