“Low-tech” and “forager” aren’t the same thing. The Yanomamo aren’t hunter-gatherers. It’s not splitting hairs—this distinction makes a huge difference.
That’s interesting, this reduces my opinion of Pinker’s argument quite a bit. But do we have good data on any group that supposedly has lower murder rates than modern developed countries?
Stephen Pinker’s selected examples weren’t actually foragers. See here: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/sex-dawn/201103/steven-pinkers-stinker-the-origins-war
“Low-tech” and “forager” aren’t the same thing. The Yanomamo aren’t hunter-gatherers. It’s not splitting hairs—this distinction makes a huge difference.
That’s interesting, this reduces my opinion of Pinker’s argument quite a bit. But do we have good data on any group that supposedly has lower murder rates than modern developed countries?
Here’s 25. http://www.peacefulsocieties.org/index.html