Trump halts American funding for WHO

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Listen. I’m an archaeologist, and anthropologist. The vast majority of human existence was in bands, more-or-less egalitarian societies. This was the predominant social system that sustained the human condition. The origins of sedentary life, the domestication of plants and animals changed that equation. In a comparatively brief time, social stratification and inequality, organized warfare, slavery, and other components of modern society emerged. Including denser populations and diseases of overcrowding. The neolithic experiment has not yet proven adaptive in the long run.

Yeah it’s so much worse now.

For most people. Apparently, life was pretty good as a hunter-gatherer. What did Jared Diamond claim was the worst mistake in the history of humanity?

Lol, sounds like someone has never lived without central heating, air conditioning and running water before. Hunter gatherers had it better than now, I have officially heard everything.

You don’t really understand the point, do you? Running water. Let’s talk about that.

There is no universe in which hunter gatherers were better off than we are, sorry.

Actually, it’s almost the entire universe. The hunter-gatherer adaptation was the most successful in the cultural history of humans. The most recent development is untested.

eating random wild animals is the reason this virus exists.

Umm no, not likely to have come from eating one.

I think that was a bit of sarcasm. Eating wild animals that would have done us in would have already created our demise. Think, dude, think.

Mad Cow
Bird Flu
SARS
MARS
Ebola
etc

eating random wild animals is stupid.

But that’s recent. Diseases of overcrowding and habitat loss. Not an evolutionary perspective.

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@CanadianJudo

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@CanadianJudo

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@amadeus

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@amadeus

Listen. I’m an archaeologist, and anthropologist. The vast majority of human existence was in bands, more-or-less egalitarian societies. This was the predominant social system that sustained the human condition. The origins of sedentary life, the domestication of plants and animals changed that equation. In a comparatively brief time, social stratification and inequality, organized warfare, slavery, and other components of modern society emerged. Including denser populations and diseases of overcrowding. The neolithic experiment has not yet proven adaptive in the long run.

Yeah it’s so much worse now.

For most people. Apparently, life was pretty good as a hunter-gatherer. What did Jared Diamond claim was the worst mistake in the history of humanity?

Lol, sounds like someone has never lived without central heating, air conditioning and running water before. Hunter gatherers had it better than now, I have officially heard everything.

You don’t really understand the point, do you? Running water. Let’s talk about that.

There is no universe in which hunter gatherers were better off than we are, sorry.

Actually, it’s almost the entire universe. The hunter-gatherer adaptation was the most successful in the cultural history of humans. The most recent development is untested.

eating random wild animals is the reason this virus exists.

Umm no, not likely to have come from eating one.

I think that was a bit of sarcasm. Eating wild animals that would have done us in would have already created our demise. Think, dude, think.

Mad Cow
Bird Flu
SARS
MARS
Ebola
etc

eating random wild animals is stupid.

Cows are wild animals? The others didn’t come from ingesting animals, it likely came from being in close proximity to them, alive or during butchering. Covid for example dies off at 133(f) degrees. In addition it likely has to get into your respiratory system as opposed to your stomach. If it could be transmitted byu food, why are restaurants still allowed to do take out?

[amadeus]

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@CanadianJudo

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@CanadianJudo

@amadeus

@zantax

@amadeus

@zantax

@amadeus

@zantax

@amadeus

Listen. I’m an archaeologist, and anthropologist. The vast majority of human existence was in bands, more-or-less egalitarian societies. This was the predominant social system that sustained the human condition. The origins of sedentary life, the domestication of plants and animals changed that equation. In a comparatively brief time, social stratification and inequality, organized warfare, slavery, and other components of modern society emerged. Including denser populations and diseases of overcrowding. The neolithic experiment has not yet proven adaptive in the long run.

Yeah it’s so much worse now.

For most people. Apparently, life was pretty good as a hunter-gatherer. What did Jared Diamond claim was the worst mistake in the history of humanity?

Lol, sounds like someone has never lived without central heating, air conditioning and running water before. Hunter gatherers had it better than now, I have officially heard everything.

You don’t really understand the point, do you? Running water. Let’s talk about that.

There is no universe in which hunter gatherers were better off than we are, sorry.

Actually, it’s almost the entire universe. The hunter-gatherer adaptation was the most successful in the cultural history of humans. The most recent development is untested.

eating random wild animals is the reason this virus exists.

Umm no, not likely to have come from eating one.

I think that was a bit of sarcasm. Eating wild animals that would have done us in would have already created our demise. Think, dude, think.

Mad Cow
Bird Flu
SARS
MARS
Ebola
etc

eating random wild animals is stupid.

Cows are wild animals? The others didn’t come from ingesting animals, it likely came from being in close proximity to them, alive or during butchering. Covid for example dies off at 133(f) degrees. In addition it likely has to get into your respiratory system as opposed to your stomach. If it could be transmitted byu food, why are restaurants still allowed to do take out?

Think.

[amadeus]

Most modern diseases are diseases that are related to our recent (ca. 10,000 years ago) exposure to domesticated animals. They were further spread by dense populations (think first villages, but especially early cities). Transmission and exposure exacerbated by long distance travel. Think the plague. These are our new plagues. Way to go, modern humans.

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@amadeus

Most modern diseases are diseases that are related to our recent (ca. 10,000 years ago) exposure to domesticated animals. They were further spread by dense populations (think first villages, but especially early cities). Transmission and exposure exacerbated by long distance travel. Think the plague. These are our new plagues. Way to go, modern humans.

Sure, we lose more to infectious disease now, but how well do you think premature babies or asthma sufferers fared in those days?

Small price to pay. You don’t think hunter gatherers dropped dead of disease?

[amadeus]

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@amadeus

Most modern diseases are diseases that are related to our recent (ca. 10,000 years ago) exposure to domesticated animals. They were further spread by dense populations (think first villages, but especially early cities). Transmission and exposure exacerbated by long distance travel. Think the plague. These are our new plagues. Way to go, modern humans.

Small price to pay. You don’t think hunter gatherers dropped dead of disease?

Why would you think that?

[WuWei]

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@Paul_Thomson

Other administrations have had many more staff staff who have done far worse criminal behaviour but we’re not indicted for them. Eric Holder and Lois Lerner come to mind. That is truly scandal plagued.

No, that truly is rumor plagued. Under our Constitution, people are innocent until proven guilty. So let’s stick to who has been proven guilty and not go lumping those who are innocent in with them.

Except Trump.

Incompetence is not covered by the criminal codes; it’s just something that one recognizes based on experience.

Could be right, I have no experience being incompetent.

Its very hard to recognize in. oneself; if you’re not hearing about from others you probably are free of it.

I’ll defer to your experience.

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@amadeus

@zantax

@amadeus

Most modern diseases are diseases that are related to our recent (ca. 10,000 years ago) exposure to domesticated animals. They were further spread by dense populations (think first villages, but especially early cities). Transmission and exposure exacerbated by long distance travel. Think the plague. These are our new plagues. Way to go, modern humans.

Small price to pay. You don’t think hunter gatherers dropped dead of disease?

Why would you think that?

Why would I think what?

[amadeus]

@zantax

@amadeus

@zantax

@amadeus

Most modern diseases are diseases that are related to our recent (ca. 10,000 years ago) exposure to domesticated animals. They were further spread by dense populations (think first villages, but especially early cities). Transmission and exposure exacerbated by long distance travel. Think the plague. These are our new plagues. Way to go, modern humans.

Small price to pay. You don’t think hunter gatherers dropped dead of disease?

Why would you think that?

Why would I think what?

That that early hunter-gatherers died of disease. What is your evidence?

[Munimula1]

So - all part of his ruse to divert blame from his negligence. Blame China, blame WHO, blame Obama, blame states, … SQUIRREL!!!

[WuWei]

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@CanadianJudo

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@CanadianJudo

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@amadeus

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@amadeus

Listen. I’m an archaeologist, and anthropologist. The vast majority of human existence was in bands, more-or-less egalitarian societies. This was the predominant social system that sustained the human condition. The origins of sedentary life, the domestication of plants and animals changed that equation. In a comparatively brief time, social stratification and inequality, organized warfare, slavery, and other components of modern society emerged. Including denser populations and diseases of overcrowding. The neolithic experiment has not yet proven adaptive in the long run.

Yeah it’s so much worse now.

For most people. Apparently, life was pretty good as a hunter-gatherer. What did Jared Diamond claim was the worst mistake in the history of humanity?

Lol, sounds like someone has never lived without central heating, air conditioning and running water before. Hunter gatherers had it better than now, I have officially heard everything.

You don’t really understand the point, do you? Running water. Let’s talk about that.

There is no universe in which hunter gatherers were better off than we are, sorry.

Actually, it’s almost the entire universe. The hunter-gatherer adaptation was the most successful in the cultural history of humans. The most recent development is untested.

eating random wild animals is the reason this virus exists.

Umm no, not likely to have come from eating one.

I think that was a bit of sarcasm. Eating wild animals that would have done us in would have already created our demise. Think, dude, think.

Mad Cow
Bird Flu
SARS
MARS
Ebola
etc

eating random wild animals is stupid.

But that’s recent. Diseases of overcrowding and habitat loss. Not an evolutionary perspective.

Tick fever killed the buffalo. No buffalo killed the Comanche.

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@WuWei

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@CanadianJudo

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@CanadianJudo

@amadeus

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@amadeus

Listen. I’m an archaeologist, and anthropologist. The vast majority of human existence was in bands, more-or-less egalitarian societies. This was the predominant social system that sustained the human condition. The origins of sedentary life, the domestication of plants and animals changed that equation. In a comparatively brief time, social stratification and inequality, organized warfare, slavery, and other components of modern society emerged. Including denser populations and diseases of overcrowding. The neolithic experiment has not yet proven adaptive in the long run.

Yeah it’s so much worse now.

For most people. Apparently, life was pretty good as a hunter-gatherer. What did Jared Diamond claim was the worst mistake in the history of humanity?

Lol, sounds like someone has never lived without central heating, air conditioning and running water before. Hunter gatherers had it better than now, I have officially heard everything.

You don’t really understand the point, do you? Running water. Let’s talk about that.

There is no universe in which hunter gatherers were better off than we are, sorry.

Actually, it’s almost the entire universe. The hunter-gatherer adaptation was the most successful in the cultural history of humans. The most recent development is untested.

eating random wild animals is the reason this virus exists.

Umm no, not likely to have come from eating one.

I think that was a bit of sarcasm. Eating wild animals that would have done us in would have already created our demise. Think, dude, think.

Mad Cow
Bird Flu
SARS
MARS
Ebola
etc

eating random wild animals is stupid.

But that’s recent. Diseases of overcrowding and habitat loss. Not an evolutionary perspective.

Tick fever killed the buffalo. No buffalo killed the Comanche.

And that explains what.

[JayJay]

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@PeterGriffin

Once again, related to the election. This is one way to stop voting by mail I suppose.

Dude knows that once he’s out of office he’s done, his life is a world of ■■■■■ It will be interesting to watch just how far he goes.

He will have quite the track record to run on, that’s for sure.

Isn’t GW Bush supposed to be in prison?

When you need to mail a letter and it’s $15 instead of $0.50…remember this thread.

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@amadeus

Most modern diseases are diseases that are related to our recent (ca. 10,000 years ago) exposure to domesticated animals. They were further spread by dense populations (think first villages, but especially early cities). Transmission and exposure exacerbated by long distance travel. Think the plague. These are our new plagues. Way to go, modern humans.

Small price to pay. You don’t think hunter gatherers dropped dead of disease?

Why would you think that?

Why would I think what?

That that early hunter-gatherers died of disease. What is your evidence?

Where and when did syphilis originate?

[amadeus]

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@amadeus

Most modern diseases are diseases that are related to our recent (ca. 10,000 years ago) exposure to domesticated animals. They were further spread by dense populations (think first villages, but especially early cities). Transmission and exposure exacerbated by long distance travel. Think the plague. These are our new plagues. Way to go, modern humans.

Small price to pay. You don’t think hunter gatherers dropped dead of disease?

Why would you think that?

Why would I think what?

That that early hunter-gatherers died of disease. What is your evidence?

Where and when did syphilis originate?

And that is relevant to what?

[zantax]

@JayJay

@zantax

@PeterGriffin

Once again, related to the election. This is one way to stop voting by mail I suppose.

Dude knows that once he’s out of office he’s done, his life is a world of ■■■■■ It will be interesting to watch just how far he goes.

He will have quite the track record to run on, that’s for sure.

Isn’t GW Bush supposed to be in prison?

When you need to mail a letter and it’s $15 instead of $0.50…remember this thread.

I would rather people pay the true cost of that delivery, even if it includes me. Besides, about all I get in the mail box these days is junk mail. good riddance.

[JayJay]

“True cost of delivery”.

Lol.

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@amadeus

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@amadeus

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@amadeus

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@amadeus

Most modern diseases are diseases that are related to our recent (ca. 10,000 years ago) exposure to domesticated animals. They were further spread by dense populations (think first villages, but especially early cities). Transmission and exposure exacerbated by long distance travel. Think the plague. These are our new plagues. Way to go, modern humans.

Small price to pay. You don’t think hunter gatherers dropped dead of disease?

Why would you think that?

Why would I think what?

That that early hunter-gatherers died of disease. What is your evidence?

Where and when did syphilis originate?

And that is relevant to what?

Umm, a disease that originated with pre-columbian hunter gatherers, seems relevant to me.

[amadeus]

Did it?

[zantax]

@amadeus

Did it?

Prevalent theory yes.