# Is advanced technology possible without fire

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 18, 2022, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-advanced-technology-possible-without-fire/969921 "2022-08-18T23:50:48Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 19, 2022, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-advanced-technology-possible-without-fire/969921/7 "2022-08-19T04:37:39Z")

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I would totally suggest a review of the following thread

> [@Can civilizations work without trees and fossil fuels?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-civilizations-work-without-trees-and-fossil-fuels/963435):
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> Our civilization as we know it relies heavily upon trees for building materials, and ancient, dead plant matter for fuel. Also, we rely upon plant matter for food. But could our civilization, or some alien civilization, function without plant matter for fuels, building materials and food? How would you go about starting a civilization if plants never existed?

Which should cover most of this thread - since without plants and fossil fuels, you’re not going to have much fire available.

And I would say yes, but it depends on how you define ‘advanced technology’.

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