> Deborah Harrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I wrote: > > <big DEFANGED_snip>
What the hay? This is the second time DEFANGED has been inserted into one of my posts; I did not use any foul language -- and when I have typed 'hell,' 'damn' or such, it's gone through unchanged. > > Well, I've got to go, so will send this incomplete > > post; my rank tyro interpretation of the Mayan > > collapses is that they had more to do with bad > > societal choices, with environment degradation a > > lesser cause (although some of those choices led > > to deforestation and so on). > > But this article hints otherwise: > > http://meta-religion.com/Archaeology/Central_america/lost_mayan_ruins.htm > ...Scientists believe the Maya fell prey to a number > of cataclysmic environmental problems, including > deforestation and drought, that led to their > downfall, Irwin said... I've finally realized why I wanted to blame the Mayan choices more than the prior cultures studied in the book: I just plain don't like people who cut off bits of their prisoners and continue to torture them for up to two years before they're executed at a public festival. Talk about cruel and unusual punishment. Issue: is loss of a central government enough to speak of a society collapsing? Or would one refer to leftover remnants as continuation of that society; what about if the leftovers carry the seed and a similar society re-emerges? Debbi The Postman Maru __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
