[extropy-chat] Origin of wars (was origin of faith) (2)

[Keith Henson]

At 05:23 PM 11/18/2006 -0800, Lee wrote:

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>He then explains that, for example, once unleashed from
>the old world, human numbers greatly multiplied in the new
>world. (He doesn't mention that this was because of European
>agro-technology that supported more people per unit area.)

No, although that also happened, he is talking about 10 or 12 thousand 
years ago when the ancestors of the American Indians crossed into North 
America.

The best that can determine (carbon dates) is that it took less than 1000 
years for the North and South American ecosystems to be filled up tight 
with people.  And, of course, most of the big game gone.

Keith