[extropy-chat] Islamic morons win yet again

[Robert Bradbury]

On 9/27/06, Keith Henson <hkhenson at rogers.com> wrote:
>
> In the EEA, bad times a-coming usually affected all the tribes or bands in
> a considerable area.
>
> I propose that there is a selective advantage in such circumstances to
> attacking first and that it takes time for xenophobic memes to build up to
> the point warriors go on the attack.


Keith, a recent show on either the History or Discovery channel may be
relevant to the discussion.  The focus was on the Sahara and the significant
(and massive) climate change it has undergone over the last ten thousand
years.  From lush garden to harsh desert would about sum it up.  This is
thought to have been due to shifts in the Earth's orbit (according to the
show).

It is thought that the rise of Egypt and subsequently the spread of Islam
and the creation of the African slave trade were intertwined with this
process.  This is a long enough period for there to have been a significant
selection effect going on for those willing to see the bad times coming and
develop genes & memes involved in promoting tribal (religious) mindsets and
to drive acquisition of resources (wars) based on those.

Robert
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