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Eurasia Ended Up With The Most Domesticated Animal Species In Part Because It's The World's Largest Land Mass And Offered The Most Wild Species To Begin With.

To Dismiss The Current Extinction Wave On The Grounds That Extinctions Are Normal Events Is Like Ignoring A Genocidal Massacre On The Grounds That Every Human Is Bound To Die At Some Time Anyway.

Biology Is The Science. Evolution Is The Concept That Makes Biology Unique.

In Much Of The Rest Of The World, Rich People Live In Gated Communities And Drink Bottled Water. That's Increasingly The Case In Los Angeles Where I Come From. So That Wealthy People In Much Of The World Are Insulated From The Consequences Of Their Actions.

Two Types Of Choices Seem To Me To Have Been Crucial In Tipping The Outcomes [of The Various Societies' Histories] Towards Success Or Failure: Long-term Planning And Willingness To Reconsider Core Values. On Reflection We Can Also Recognize The Crucial Role Of These Same Two Choices For The Outcomes Of Our Individual Lives.