Re: Civilization without fire

BP Jonsson wrote:
> but metallurgic technology and civilization
> aren't necessarily the same thing.
I'M NOT SAYING IT IS!!!  I never once said that civilization was
impossible without fire.  Why am I constantly being misinterpreted that
way?

>     IMO civilization is chiefly a matter of social organization, which may
> be a prerequisite of technological progress, rather than the other way
> around.
And I agree with you there.