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DESCRIPTION:\nChapter 5 of Craig Dilworth’s\nTOO SMART FOR OUR OWN GOOD\nPresented by 
 Ken Peterson\n\nWe will continue to discuss Craig Dilworth‘s unique 
 history of our species written from the perspective of the failure of 
 technology to ultimately solve our deepest problems:  "Too Smart for Our 
 Own Good:  The Ecological Predicament of Humankind."   There is no need to 
 read the book or Chapter 5 in advance.  Ken Peterson will put forth the 
 basic ideas to discuss. \n\nIn the book Craig Dilworth presents the thesis, 
 the “Vicious Circle Principle”, that from the beginning of Homo 
 Sapiens' existence, our species’ development from the first rock tools 
 has consisted of an accelerating movement from situations of scarcity, to 
 technological innovation, to increased resource availability, to increased 
 consumption, to population growth, to resource depletion, to scarcity once 
 again, and so on, leading after more than 200,000 years to today’s 
 population overshoot, extreme environmental stress, and approaching 
 resource limits.\n\nIn this session we will discuss Chapter 5, “The 
 Development of Humankind“, from the perspective of Dilworth’s Vicious 
 Circle Principle.  We will see what contemporary humans have in common with 
 early hominids and the first humans in the way we are dealing with 
 population stress, then look at the development of horticulture, 
 agriculture, and finally industrial society in response to population and 
 ecological stresses.\n\nIf you appreciate the study of anthropology, 
 ecology, and history, and if you understand that we humans are not doing 
 well at solving our deepest problems with development of yet more complex 
 social structures and technology, then this evening’s meeting is for 
 you!\n\nWheelchair accessible around the corner at  411  28th  Street\n\n$5 
 donations are expected\n\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/12/10/18727700.php
SUMMARY:Too Smart for Our Own Good
LOCATION:Humanist Hall\n390  27th  Street\nuptown Oakland, between Telegraph and 
 Broadway\nhttp://www.HumanistHall.org
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/12/10/18727700.php
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