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I agree with what you said about agriculture being important for advancing man and society, but it wasn't the first step.
It's not the using of the tool itself, but the realization that primitive man can accomplish more than other animals with the use of his opposable thumb and his mind. No longer was he a scared little rabbit, hiding from all the other animals. This allowed him to become a hunter as opposed to a gatherer, which allowed him to kill large mammals, wear thir skin for warmth, which allows migration, etc.
Please tell me what agriculture can accomplish without tools.
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