To: cripplecreek
Just finished reading "Collapse" by Jared Diamond...I find this type of history fascinating...thanks for the post.
20 posted on
06/10/2006 7:27:16 PM PDT by
antivenom
(If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much damn space!)
To: antivenom
"Just finished reading "Collapse" by Jared Diamond...I find this type of history fascinating...thanks for the post." Jared has some interesting ideas in 'Collapse', however, he's a bit to PC for me.
25 posted on
06/10/2006 7:38:20 PM PDT by
blam
To: antivenom
Keep in mind when reading Diamond that he's one of these folks who doesn't believe Western civilization is special in any way. He really believes we got lucky and hit the right resources, and that our values had nothing to do with our rise. A silly premise.
40 posted on
06/10/2006 8:05:20 PM PDT by
Mr. Silverback
(Try Jesus--If you don't like Him, satan will always take you back.)
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