Guns germs and steel book of mormon

Sure we have seen it over a period of 50 or 60 years in the roman republic, but over 500 years. Guns, germs, and steel by jared diamond mormonism 101. Jan 12, 2007 on the latest episode of mormon expression, you can here sethbag, the dude, cinepro and john larsen talk about the book guns, germs and steel and the book of mormon. The theme of diffusion, trade, and disease in guns, germs. Steel is mentioned only five times in the book of mormon, once in the book of ether 7. In his book, guns, germs and steel, jared diamond sets forth a thesis, history followed different courses for different peoples because of differences among peoples environments, not because of biological differences among people themselves in order to answer yalis question yali, a new guinea native had met diamond while he worked in new guinea. Why has human history unfolded so differently across the globe. Since there has been a lot of criticism by some antimormons about the steel using nephites, it might be useful to see what the book of mormon actually says about iron and steel. In this artful, informative, and delightful william h. Zwaarden, paarden en ziektekiemen guns, germs, and steel. Only if you forget the whole inspiration and point of the book of mormon. The evolution and future of the human animal was heralded for its accessibility and for its blending of science and social science. My notes are informal and often contain quotes from the book as well as my own thoughts. Guns germs steel by jared diamond, first edition abebooks.

The interdisciplinary guns, germs and steel diamonds examination of the relationship between scientific technology and economic disparitywon the 1997 pulitzer prize. Diamonds books are on reading lists at the y i read guns, germs, and steel for two of my classes there, so its not like the churchs educational arms have any kind of official beef with it it disputes the whole nephite theory of american settlement, but then again, so does literally everything else under the sun. What are some good books for someone who liked guns, germs. Of these, two refer to near eastern weapons of the early sixth century b. Remember the new covenant, even the book of mormon temple ceremony published in the salt lake tribune in 1906 guns, germs and steel. The fates of human societies from the worlds largest community of readers. What one fringe author has to say about it, even if his particular field of crankology is mentioned in passing in the work itself, has very little prominence considering its impact as a whole. To understand where the academic critics went wrong, its useful to look at what diamond signified by his title, guns, germs, and steel. The europeans were the first group of people to acquire guns, germs, and steel. Introduction i grew up believing the book of mormon to be a true story.

The main point of this book is that geography, and not things like race or culture, is the main factor that determines which. First is the problem of the hermeneutics of hyperskepticism. It is strangely ironic that western intellectuals have gone from measuring their skull capacity to p. The fates of human societies is a 1997 transdisciplinary nonfiction book by jared diamond, professor of geography and physiology at. What are some of the criticisms of the book guns, germs, and. Jared diamonds book guns, germs, and steel swiftly. The psychological effects of the mormon church on its members. Feb 19, 2010 the great thing about guns, germs and steel is the detail. Winner of the pulitzer prize, the phi beta kappa award in science, the rhonepoulenc prize, and the commonwealth club of californias gold medal.

What is the one factor that allowed europeans to develop the forces necessary to conquer vast portions of the world. A short history of everybody for the last,000 years by vintage in 1998 isbn 9780099302780. I wouldnt say that guns, germs, and steel is quite the death knell for the book of mormon that you think it is. Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from wikipedia or other free sources online. Guns, germs, and steel shows that the devil of book of mormon historicity is not just in the details. Mormons, why were native americans so susceptible to disease if in his book, guns, germs and steel, pulitzer prize winning cultural anthropologist jared diamond mentioned that diseases like smallpox, when introduced to the new world by spanish conquistadors in the late 1400s and early 1500s, decimated millions of native peoples. So again we ask the question, how reasonable is a 1 or 2% population growth rate. The fabrication and use of metals in the book of mormon. There is simply no historical evidence that an innovation that exists in one place will necessarily carry over to a new location. Its a clear case of giving undue weight to the fringe author.

One of the more obvious anachronisms contained in the book of mormon is the presence of horses. A major advance in our understanding of human societies, guns, germs, and steel chronicles the way that the modern world came to be and stunningly dismantles racially based theories of human history. He makes it clear that cultural dominance and the appearance of technology did not occur for purely biological reasons, but claims that societal dominance has generally been influenced by geography in one way or another. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. As its title would indicate, guns, germs, and steel is largely about technologyin particular, how civilizations develop technologies and then use them to gain a comparative advantage over other civilizations. The author argues that geography and biogeography, not race, moulded the contrasting fates.

The points made by jared diamond in guns, germs, and steel are valid and true. Jared diamond in conversation with richard dawkins. Winner of the pulitzer prize for nonfiction, the rhone poulenc science book prize, along with three other international literary prizes, guns, germs and steel. Jun 22, 2012 jared diamonds guns, germs and steel is a decent book with a laudable aim. Diamond and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.

Guns, germs and steel lays a foundation for understanding human history, which makes it fascinating in its own right. If you are looking for a last minute christmas present, guns, germs and steel is a book which should appeal to anyone who enjoys history or popular science. Apologist makes goldhilted sword to prove book of mormon is true, concludes nephites used wooden swords because it is so damn useless posted on january 30, 20 by mithryn update as typical, the old summary is gone as hates things that are sceintific and dont point to the church being true. It was definitely in the running for my all time favorite book. Guns, germs, and steel by jared diamond, the best selling book that traces the cultural evolution of all societies across all continents including the book of mormon lands of north and central america, quickly dispels any notion that the people, culture, and events portrayed in the book or mormon. Litcharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in guns, germs, and steel, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work. There are a number of words and phrases in the book of mormon that are anachronistictheir. There are many other anachronistic plants and animals present in the book of mormon, such as wheat, cattle, ox, sheep, elephant and the ass.

Its message is interesting, wellthoughtout, yet at times controversial. What are some of the criticisms of the book guns, germs. Christ as depicted in the new testament and the book of mormon. In this remarkably readable book he shows how history and biology can enrich. This is a list of authors, books, and concepts mentioned in guns. The trinity in the book of mormon mormons today believe that god the father, jesus christ and the holy ghost are three separate persons who together constitute the godhead. The fates of human societies previously titled guns, germs and steel. A short history of everybody for the last,000 years. Far from it, it gives an explanation as to how god knew that the native americans would be dislocated by other people rather than the other way round. Mormons, why were native americans so susceptible to. Two decades ago a ucla geography professor named jared diamond published guns, germs, and steel. New testament and book of mormon thinker of thoughts.

And even those who disagree with diamond completely may appreciate guns, germs and steel, many chapters of which can stand alone. It was subsequently published in great britain under the title guns, germs, and steel. Joseph smiths death was not the result of impulsive antimormon mob action, but was apparently the result of a concerted conspiracy that included a premeditated killing by a highlyskilled marksman using state of the art weaponry. Jared diamonds guns, germs and steel is a decent book with a laudable aim. Guns, germs, steel and the book of mormon a good time was had by all. Books the subject is entirely different but it is written with the same silobusting mindset and candidness which i found so great in guns, germs an. In the book guns, germs, and steel jared diamond was addressing the issue of how the world came to be populated by humans. Jared diamond discusses some of the issues of cultural diffusion and loss of information in his book guns, germs, and steel. He is currently a professor of geography and of physiology at ucla. I would just like to address the logical fallacy that critics so often make, in jumping to conclusions in order to attack a priori straw men with the presentism of their yellow journalism. Guns, germs and steel and a ploughmans lunch science. Its become a landmark, bestseller book that would win the pulitzer prize and be filmed by national geographic for pbs.

There are two major fallacies in discussions on this topic. Arrow, variables, the world, the show, about the book, resources, educators, arrow. Jared diamond starts with a proposition every good guardian reader would wish to believe that all humans are born with much the same. Since the 1600s american colonists were speculating that the natives they encountered were lost tribes of israel. Geography gave them the materialscrops to have guns, germs, and steel. Jared diamonds book guns, germs, and steel swiftly debunks this idea. The fates of human societies, by diamond, jared, isbn 9780393317558, available at the american book center.

Because it brilliantly describes how chance advantages can lead to early success in a highly competitive environment, it also offers useful lessons for the business world and for people interested in why technologies succeed. One of the most important aspects of diamonds theory of geographic determinism is the concept of diffusion. Jared diamond in conversation with richard dawkins the use of. Excerpts from guns, germs, and steel the fates of human societies 790l by jared diamond, adapted by newsela jared mason diamond 1937 is an american scientist and author whose work draws from a variety of fields. Early in his book, he dwells on the confrontation between the spanish conquistador francisco pizarro and the inca godking atahuallpa. His indigenous new guinean politician friend yali asked why whites had been so successful and arrived with so much cargo compared to the locals.

Jared diamond starts with a proposition every good guardian reader would wish to believe. Guns, germs and steel is a very widely discussed book. The theme of technology and creativity in guns, germs, and. Guns, germs, and steel is an artful, informative, and delightful book, full of surprises there is nothing like a radically new angle of vision for bringing out unsuspected dimensions of a. Mormon scholar matthew roper has noted there are a variety of weapons with curved blades found in mesoamerica. So id recommend hopping over there for their synopsis as well. What are the main points of guns, germs, and steel by jared diamond. This is one of those books that takes you a while to read its pretty heavy nonfiction and yet at the end of it, you feel like hippocrates, a muslim scientist, or leonardo da vinci must have felt at the realization of a great discovery.

Mar 16, 2014 video for the track guns germs steel by hoodlum shouts. Joseph smiths death was not the result of impulsive anti mormon mob action, but was apparently the result of a concerted conspiracy that included a premeditated killing by a highlyskilled marksman using state of the art weaponry. Like the subtitle says, this book provides a general overview of the history of mankind. Apologists counter that the word steel may be referring to another alloy of hardened metal such as the. Why europeans came to dominate the world in 7 minutes duration. As it happens, the book of mormon can only be historical if everything we currently believe to know about the history of the new world is wrong. In 1997, ten years after calling agriculture the worst mistake in the history of the human race, jared diamond came out with guns, germs, and steel. There is simply no historical evidence that an innovation that exists. This is my book summary of guns, germs, and steel by jared diamond. Why, according to guns, germs, and steel, did some people not develop writing. Based on jared diamonds pulitzer prizewinning book of the same name, guns, germs and steel traces humanitys journey over the last,000 years from the dawn of farming at the end of the. If you browse the history section at bookstores on a regular basis, youve probably seen the title guns, germs, and steel. This summary also includes key lessons and important passages from the book.