Spears Spawned Ancient Group Violence?

[sugarimp]

"Aug. 25, 2005- The invention of spears and the increasing organization of ancient settlements led to an escalation of human group violence, according to a new theory that examines the evolution of warfare."Since gang killings occur among most apes, and humans seem to possess a "survival of the fittest" drive to compete with each other for

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[fluteofthestars]

The more I read, the more I think that we humans had it made in the shade until civilization came along and f****ed everything up.

10,000 years ago, the world was a fertile paradise, where famine was rare, nutrition was good, and most of a human's time was spent relaxing and hanging out with friends and family. Ever since then, a bunch of jerks have been trying to "improve" the place.

[sugarimp]

10,000 years ago, the world was a fertile paradise, where famine was rare, nutrition was good, and most of a human's time was spent relaxing and hanging out with friends and family. Ever since then, a bunch of jerks have been trying to "improve" the place.

Oh I think it's a little more complicated than that. Even for the smallest creatures, life is a constant struggle of finding food and protection, adapting and counter adapting. Paradise is never quite what it seems.

[fluteofthestars]

Solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short?

[sugarimp]

Pretty much, yes.