Hi Karl,
You said,
> I'm agreeing with what he says. I assumed it was common
>knowledge among those who keep up to date with evolutionary theory. I'm
>just saying that I am leary of single-cause explanations because of my
>expereince as a historian. (Lead plates caused the fall of the Roman
>Empire, corn is what made the Aztechs so insane, and the Witchhunt is a
>result of ergot poisoned grains). I would never put it in the category
>of astrology.
>
Would it be the aflatoxins that grow on the corn that caused the trouble?
All the best,
Susan