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Originally Posted by Paracelsus
Where are the natural wonders? Where are the Great Barrier Reef and the Amazon Rainforest?
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But that's not really the point. It's like making a list of the greatest cars on the planet (theoretically). Then, someone jumps out of the the (theoretical) audience and yells "Hey, what about boats, why not include them in the list?"
The Wonders of the World are meant to be HUMAN-made, and to impress the Average Joe. I doubt ol' Joey knows what the Large Hadron Collider does. And he definitely doesn't care for the HST, 'cause hey, it's just a friggin' big piece of glass, right?
I do agree that it has become more of a popularity contest than a thorough judging of "inspiration" (Latin: in + spiro = in + breath: given breath)