If you're genuinely curious in reading a refutation, then you should read through the 10-year-old HN discussion linked above. Or, try googling. For example, h

If you're genuinely curious in reading a refutation, then you should read through the 10-year-old HN discussion linked above. Or, try googling. For example, here is a relevant discussion on NPR: http://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2013/01/14/169374400/why-does-jared-diamond-make-anthropologists-so-mad http://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2013/01/14/169374400/why-do...