Comments on: The Biological Origins of Higher Civilizations https://www.isegoria.net/2017/03/the-biological-origins-of-higher-civilizations/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Wed, 10 Jun 2026 23:26:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Lucklucky https://www.isegoria.net/2017/03/the-biological-origins-of-higher-civilizations/comment-page-1/#comment-2544651 Lucklucky Fri, 10 Mar 2017 17:35:21 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=41603#comment-2544651 What is the luck-chaos-random plague-natural catastrophe factor? Even warfare factor.

Population depth counts most for a civilization to succeed.

]]> By: Wang Weilin https://www.isegoria.net/2017/03/the-biological-origins-of-higher-civilizations/comment-page-1/#comment-2544628 Wang Weilin Fri, 10 Mar 2017 02:37:10 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=41603#comment-2544628 Genetics do matter. Tribal cultures that place a value on inbreeding do not typically flourish or develop into dynamic societies. No degree required for that observation.

]]> By: Elfnonationalist https://www.isegoria.net/2017/03/the-biological-origins-of-higher-civilizations/comment-page-1/#comment-2544613 Elfnonationalist Thu, 09 Mar 2017 22:38:14 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=41603#comment-2544613 Something you folks should realize is that I, the author of this article, am only an undergraduate majoring in biochemistry. This article was intended to spark an idea regarding how genetics and natural selection might influence the rise of civilization, not to put forth a finely tuned theory. It’s basically a hypothesis at best. I recommend you read the whole thing if you wish to see the context. And yes, Lu An Li is correct, women were probably taken concubines in many cases.

]]> By: Lucklucky https://www.isegoria.net/2017/03/the-biological-origins-of-higher-civilizations/comment-page-1/#comment-2544611 Lucklucky Thu, 09 Mar 2017 22:23:49 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=41603#comment-2544611 Meh. Based on what?

]]> By: Lu An Li https://www.isegoria.net/2017/03/the-biological-origins-of-higher-civilizations/comment-page-1/#comment-2544598 Lu An Li Thu, 09 Mar 2017 19:20:13 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=41603#comment-2544598 Probably not so much married the women but took the women of the conquered as slaves or concubines.

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