Societies Failing

I think Diamond’s argument is interesting. He makes a lot of good points for why societies collapse. The most important of his five points is the religion aspect. I feel that the most conflict in the world has started with religious backgrounds, such as Israel and the Palestinians. A conflict in the world always seems to have some religion tied into it, whether it be a civil war from differences or it leads to an attack from the neighbors. The least important I feel is human environmental impacts. I am a firm believer that the environment and the Earth is here for us to survive. We should use it. Could we be more cautious with it–probably, but we still have to live and survive. In order to do this, we need to have cost-effective ways to feed the world. As of right now, the cheapest way to do it is not the cleanest and that is ok with me.