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Originally Posted by ravenfish
But what priests and what kings, in the absence of the changes brought on by the development of agriculture?
[Another question is that of population. Historically (until very recently), human population has tended to increase to the limits set by food production. If these limits do not exist- if more people mean more mages mean more food-, what happens? Does the population increase until easily-spread diseases become the limiting factor, or until humans are standing packed side by side across the earth like in that episode of Star Trek? Of course, with magic might also come effective contraception, which changes the situation.]
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That was a silly episode. Everyone on that planet knew there was a such thing as starships and therefore a possibility of leaving.