The problem of ecological dominance is inherent in the eusocial nature of civilized man. Eusociality results in ecological dominance. For a discussion of this read E. O. Wilson's laterst book "The Social Conquest of Earth".
There is only one solution to this: Civilization must leave the biosphere. To the extent that man remains in the biosphere, man must resolve disputes in natural duel, as do other sexual species. This is the only way to ensure man does not form a civilization in the biosphere again. The only way to ensure natural duel is the ultimate dispute processing mode is to execute any man that refuses to meet a challenger in a natural setting for a duel using only nature itself as the weaponry. On Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 2:55 AM, Nigel Dyer <[email protected]> wrote: > After doing a bit more reading I am a little more convinced by the > argument that a significant cause of the deforestation was to provide the > wood to move the statues. Whether this was religious or not is unclear, > although that is plausible. It may be in part this need for groups of > people to outdo each other. Each Easter Island statue has to be bigger and > better than the last. A bit like our Olympic Games, or the building of > cathedrals. The instinctive drive for growth. > > Nigel > > > On 10/10/2012 07:20, Jeff Berkowitz wrote: > >> Yes, I agree. I believe that work originated here: >> >> http://www.americanscientist.**org/issues/feature/rethinking-** >> the-fall-of-easter-island/1<http://www.americanscientist.org/issues/feature/rethinking-the-fall-of-easter-island/1> >> >> "Feature" article, so apparently not paywalled - I'm not a subscriber, but >> I can see it. >> >> Jeff >> >> On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 2:27 PM, David L Babcock <[email protected] >> >wrote: >> >> On 10/9/2012 11:53 AM, Nigel Dyer wrote: >>> >>> I had thought that they destroyed their own environment through >>>> overharvesting and overhunting, ie the population was to large to live >>>> sustainably. This is not a particualrly religious reason. I had also >>>> gathered that the statues etc were an attempt to appease their gods in >>>> the >>>> hope that the gods would get them out of the mess that they had got >>>> themselves into. No Gods appeared to wave their magic wands. I've had >>>> a >>>> quick look at some of the summaries of "Collapse" and that seems to be >>>> what >>>> J Diamond says as well >>>> >>>> Nigel >>>> >>>> On 09/10/2012 14:36, Jed Rothwell wrote: >>>> >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> The Easter Island society ran out of wood and could not fish. The >>>>> society >>>>> >>>>> died out. >>>>>> >>>>>> They did not die out. They were still there a century or two later >>>>> when >>>>> Europeans showed up. Granted, they were in dire straits. They destroyed >>>>> their own environment, apparently for religious reasons. See J. >>>>> Diamond, >>>>> "Collapse." >>>>> >>>>> - Jed >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Just read, in Nat. Geographic, article on Easter Island. The best >>>> going >>>> >>> theory now is apparently that the rats that the first settlers brought >>> with >>> them (as food stock, probably) were wildly successful. (No natural >>> enemies). >>> >>> They ate all the tree seeds and the forest died out. >>> >>> Has the sound of truth. >>> >>> Ol' Bab >>> >>> >>> > >
