On Sun, 07 Jan 2007 11:23:54 -0500, Philip <[log in to unmask]> wrote:


>
> The novel part of "Salvation Science" is the bit that says, "In the  
> world of
> the future, then, humans will live as primitive hunter-gatherers while at
> the same time doing scientific research ...." A noble idea, though not
> practical for many years to come. Perhaps some day humans may be able to
> combine the best of both worlds, modern and Paleolithic.
>

Full speed ahead into the past, yes; here's something from today's  
raw-food yahoo group:

"Yet 10,000 years ago, people who could
not read, write, or do calculus prospered on diets composed of wild
plants and animals. Even more remarkably, these ancient peoples began
a plant-breeding program that transformed hundreds of wild plant species
into domesticated crops, including all of the most highly productive
crops - rice, wheat, maize - on which human survival is dependent today."

Abstract (and full-text access, for subscribers only) online at the
ScienceDirect website.


William