Richard wrote:
JDG said:
I can see no obvious correlation between civilizations that collapse
and
civilizations that are highly religious. One could just as easily
ask "Was their Polynesianness integral to their collapse?" (You may
be
offended, but is it any more offensive than asking if religion was
integral to their collapse?)
Another, much more logical question, would be: "was memorial building
integral to their collapse?" In this case, one might connect
America's penchant for Memorial building to the Easter Islanders'
proclivity for the same.
I can only suppose that their religiosity was a factor contributing to
their use of such a large fraction of their resources for the
construction of moai.
<snip>
Good post, Rich, thanks for the info. I'd like to point out, though, that
I cited not just religion but religious fanatasizm in my original post.
--
Doug
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