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Re: CHAT: Religion, Philosophy & Politics

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Friday, May 5, 2000, 2:52
"Carlos Eugenio Thompson (EDC)" wrote:
> I would believe that for a family or a small village, hunter-gatherers will > use less land than primitive farming.
Per person, agriculture, even the most primitive agriculture, uses less land than hunting and gathering. That's why agriculture developed, and why once agriculture was developed, they couldn't go back. -- "If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore, and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the city of God!" - Ralph Waldo Emerson ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTailor