Re: CHAT: Religion, Philosophy & Politics
| From: | Lars Henrik Mathiesen <thorinn@...> |
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| Date: | Sunday, April 30, 2000, 17:40 |
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> Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2000 13:15:18 -0400
> From: Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
> Jonathan Chang wrote:
> > & even a number of "Anti-Civilizationists."
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> Do they want to go back to hunting and gathering, or what?
Well, arguably some hunter-gatherers had a better deal than we do.
I'm not saying it was idyllic, but in good areas they only had to
leave camp to hunt or gather for 3 or 4 hours a day. The rest of the
time was spent sitting around and talking, just like we do here.
They may only have lived 30 years on average, but in that time they
had much more leisure and social contact than the average civilized
person ever gets.
The problem is that the planet will only support on the order of a
million people in that style.
Lars Mathiesen (U of Copenhagen CS Dep) <thorinn@...> (Humour NOT marked)