Human Societies Vary In Lots Of Independent

Eurasia Ended Up With The Most Domesticated Animal Species In Part Because It's The World's Largest Land Mass And Offered The Most Wild Species To Begin With.

Two Types Of Choices Seem To Me To Have Been Crucial In Tipping The Outcomes [of The Various Societies' Histories] Towards Success Or Failure: Long-term Planning And Willingness To Reconsider Core Values. On Reflection We Can Also Recognize The Crucial Role Of These Same Two Choices For The Outcomes Of Our Individual Lives.

Put Another Way, The Chimpanzees' Closest Relative Is Not The Gorilla But Humans.

To Dismiss The Current Extinction Wave On The Grounds That Extinctions Are Normal Events Is Like Ignoring A Genocidal Massacre On The Grounds That Every Human Is Bound To Die At Some Time Anyway.

The Single Most Important Problem Is Our Misguided Focus On Identifying The Single Most Important Problem!