Taken from "The Origins Of Agriculture" by Wadley and Martin "Thus major civilisations have in common that their populations were frequent ingesters of exorphins. We propose that large, hierarchical states were a natural consequence among such populations. Civilisation arose because reliable, on-demand availability of dietary opioids to individuals changed their behaviour, reducing aggression, and allowed them to become tolerant of sedentary life in crowded groups, to perform regular work, and to be more easily subjugated by rulers. Two socioeconomic classes emerged where before there had been only one (Johnson & Earle 1987:270), thus establishing a pattern which has been prevalent since that time." ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marilyn Harris" <[log in to unmask]> Come on - let's not get ridiculous. Is there some world-wide conspiracy to defraud the public with respect to their nutrition?