RE: [CrashList] Grim forecast, warns climate report

[Charles Brown]

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> CB: Human nature cannot just be defined however. We have not
> evolved such that we maximise our niche by instinct, but rather we
> maximize it based on a specific historical tradition. Maximization
> is not in our genes. So, it is a historical tradition not an
> instinct that must be undone, nor is that historical tradition
> universal in the species. Being clear on this difference is
> critical in making successful the effort to change the world and
> save it from ecological catastrophe.

You're right, and this is the only hope we have. However, it seems clear that
niche-maximising and competitive strategies are very deeply embedded.

Mark


(((((((((((

CB: I don't see niche maximization as a good description of European feudalism.   Was 
it latent then ?


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