, Germs as well as Steel: The Fates of Human Societies. In 1999, he perceived a National Medal of Science. His many new book is Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed (2004). Professor Diamond argues which sacrament has encompassed during slightest 4 eccentric components which have arisen or left during opposite stages of growth of tellurian societies over a final 10000 years. … usc college crcc core for sacrament as well as county enlightenment university of southern california creativity …

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25 Comments »

1. 

   Man Created God in His Own Image

   Comment by tristanactor — May 12, 2009 @ 9:24 pm

2. 

   What are you going on about? Stop preaching.

   Comment by MualamaAlien — May 12, 2009 @ 9:24 pm

3. 

   You’ve supplied no reason, literally, for your assessment.

   Comment by eltiochusma — May 12, 2009 @ 9:24 pm

4. 

   The Catholic Church is responsible for founding Islam, Mormonism, and Jehovah’s Witnesses, persecuting Jews and starting the Holocaust, and founding and promoting Communism.

   Are Roman Catholics really “Christians”? No, they are just a branch of those lost who went to far in their own ways. They think they have to do a lot of traditions. But no, God’s Word clearly says it is by Faith alone that we we are saved, not religion or good works.

   Comment by Eye2Eye35 — May 12, 2009 @ 9:24 pm

5. 

   If you like Jared Diamond read his book. Guns, Germs and Steel

   Comment by Iceyguy101 — May 12, 2009 @ 9:24 pm

6. 

   A New EARTH is promised in the BIBLE

   You shall not murder
   You shall not commit adultery
   You shall not steal
   deserve heven or hell?

   it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the JUDGEMENT:
   whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the LAKE OF FIRE.
   Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father,but by me
   that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord SHAL BE SAVED

   Comment by valu777 — May 12, 2009 @ 9:24 pm

7. 

   “as long as you maintain an open mind” ha,ur bible has been debunked over 9000 times and evolution has been proven over 9000 times,so who keeps an open mind?

   Comment by camera31 — May 12, 2009 @ 9:24 pm

8. 

   A very good lecture: It’s nice to see a scientific study of religion that is ultimately unbiased. Even a Christian, like myself, can find this to be educational (as long as you maintain an open mind).

   Comment by bwmcmaste — May 12, 2009 @ 9:24 pm

9. 

   Religion is the method by which man celebrates his ignorance.

   Religion is an insult to human dignity. With or without it , you’d have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, it takes religion.

   Comment by parallelsdumaurier — May 12, 2009 @ 9:24 pm

10. 

    “Question: What happens if this were to change or be challenged?”

    Then you’ve have to build the Pentagon and found NATO…

    Comment by jshallist — May 12, 2009 @ 9:24 pm

11. 

    I found this lecture generally, very interesting

    Comment by Mams31383 — May 12, 2009 @ 9:24 pm

12. 

    Lol. yes he does.

    Comment by chillout010 — May 12, 2009 @ 9:24 pm

13. 

    there is literally no reason to listen to anything this man has to say

    Comment by pioughd87 — May 12, 2009 @ 9:24 pm

14. 

    Great lecture! Though he does make generalizations, those criticizing should realize that this is just an intro lecture….meaning generalizations are necessary to get through points quickly. I’m sure if you sat down with him for ten hours, or took classes with him on a regular basis he would be more exact. Don’t over analyze, just take it for what it is.

    Comment by Habitually233 — May 12, 2009 @ 9:24 pm

15. 

    could you extrapolate your ‘modern day priest’ comment, that term is not immediately obvious to me. perhaps a broad sweeping generalization?

    Comment by joe11484 — May 12, 2009 @ 9:24 pm

16. 

    I dont understand why people watch an hour and twenty minute video on here from a well respected prof only to turn around and criticize his synopsis or how hes so off. If thats the case why dont you go to the CRCC and enlighten us all..

    Comment by joe11484 — May 12, 2009 @ 9:24 pm

17. 

    Religions sucks

    Comment by alsqr — May 12, 2009 @ 9:24 pm

18. 

    Another bad example. He used the example of al-Mahdi of Sudan causing society’s collapse. Their movement didn’t fail because of a false doctrine of invulnerability. After galvanizing the Sudan and defeating the British, al-Mahdi dies. Power struggles within the movement cause divisions which are further compounded by years of drought and it is in this disparate state that they claim invulnerability to rally remaining troops in a last ditch effort.

    Even today Sudanese society is partly Mahdist.

    Comment by iArsalan — May 12, 2009 @ 9:24 pm

19. 

    Two more points:

    First, because he experienced tribesmen “flight of fight” upon meeting them doesn’t mean that all tribal societies behave that way. How then does he explain Europeans’ first contact with Native Americans.

    Second, he used a bad example for religious competition with 9/11 because the reasons stated by the attackers themselves was not to defeat a specific religion or further their own but where political and economic, their religious beliefs only focused their minds.

    Comment by iArsalan — May 12, 2009 @ 9:24 pm

20. 

    Jared Diamond makes some very broad sweeping generalizations. He did it in Guns, Germs, and Steel and he’s doing it now.

    There are numerous examples of chiefdoms and kingdoms that didn’t use religion or divinity to justify their power whatsoever, the Huns come immediately to mind.

    Quite frankly, he does a piss poor job of researching and checking his facts but his word is accepted as Truth because of the letters behind his name.

    I wonder if he realizes that he’s a modern day “priest”.

    Comment by iArsalan — May 12, 2009 @ 9:24 pm

21. 

    Great guy, but sounds like Ray Romano.

    Comment by singedrac — May 12, 2009 @ 9:24 pm

22. 

    Please guys, remember that this is youtube. Let’s try to make our comments reflect that, okay?

    Ahem…

    LOLZ! DID YOU SEE TAT GUYZ GLASSES?! ROFLAMAO!!!!11!1

    Comment by gthing32 — May 12, 2009 @ 9:24 pm

23. 

    D0b3: The quot is not about Satan’s attack. It is about the actions of the seven angels sent by god. Read from 8:1 through the quoted line of 9:4-5. Basically, on order from God, people are to be tortured for 5 months. His quote is 100% accurate.

    Comment by grahamers — May 12, 2009 @ 9:24 pm

24. 

    Not “all kings and chiefs” claimed to be divine…. Some did use religion for support; others were opposed by religion. Politics hijacking religion is not new! but it’s politics, not religion.

    Something can be both useful and true. A mother may sacrifice her life for her child; that her love also serves social function doesn’t mean that her love is not real.

    Note misquote of Revelation – quote is of Satan’s attack on non-Christians, not Christians torturing other humans. Why misquote?

    Comment by D0b3 — May 12, 2009 @ 9:24 pm

25. 

    A decent lecture, but I kept thinking that this is really a variation on Richard Dawkins’ ‘meme” theory of religion. For those interested, it is a very comprehensive study of this area.

    Comment by grahamers — May 12, 2009 @ 9:24 pm

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