Monday, June 27, 2005
The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race
The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race: "Archaeologists studying the rise of farming have reconstructed a crucial stage at which we made the worst mistake in human history. Forced to choose between limiting population or trying to increase food production, we chose the latter and ended up with starvation, warfare, and tyranny."
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How do you find these great articles? I love this one, especially the assumption that progress is always being made. That kind of assumption seems to be endemic in forgiving all kinds of social ills like are addressed in this article: class oppression, gender issues and the rest.
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