I said "one reason." I should have said safer and more constant food supply.
There are other reasons.  Lessened infant morality is one reason why earths
population has skyrocketed in the past 80 years.
-David

>  Infant mortality is lower now than
> >in Paleo times because (one reason) of a safer food supply
> >-David
>
> Is there evidence for this? I'd assumed that population was controlled by
> other than disease. After all, they had
> never heard of the "missionary position".