Thank you. I was hoping to get input from you on this, because of your educational background. The one I questioned was about children being killed because they were born on a Wednesday, or because they were first to cut their teeth.

What do you think of my rough thesis -- that societies with better ethics tend to fare better, thus leading over time to positive evolution in the ethical understanding? I know this verges more on sociology than anthropology, but it's bound to be controvercial, especially since military might has tended to draw the interest of most historians. I'm far from convinced that military might is the best or ultimate gauge of a society's long-term success.