Is medicine the second oldest profession in the world?

[VneZonyDostupa]

Hunting and gathering are not professions, any more than me buying food at the grocery story is a profession.

Actually, I have read some papers which suggest there were distinct "hunter classes" and "gathering classes" among neanderthal and early human populations. This would be the definition of a profession, that is, a job assigned to/chosen by an individual.

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[Livingapparatus]

Is your post worthless?

sure

 

[DrYoda]

2rd Oldest job: Baby Manufacturing
3th Oldest job: Divorce attorney

 

[wasteoftime]

You are forgetting about our ape ancestors and their jobs. First profession in this world was definitely poo thrower.

 

[VneZonyDostupa]

You are forgetting about our ape ancestors and their jobs. First profession in this world was definitely poo thrower.

This.

 

[mfrizzo3]

I read somewhere that the oldest profession was shoe maker/salesman. What else did the prostitutes have to spend their money on.

 

[ChairmanMao]

If medicine is the second oldest profession, then I'm guessing pharmaceutical representative would be the third oldest profession... or is pharma rep actually the oldest profession?