What is the fundamental assumption that is challenged

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Q1). What is the fundamental assumption that is challenged by Jared Diamond in "The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race"?

Q2). Jared Diamond refers to agriculture as "the worst mistake in the history of the human race." What are some of the reasons that he gives for this assessment?

Q3). What is your opinion on this: Was the development of agriculture a good thing? Was it a significant step in a long story of human progress or "the worst mistake in the history of the human race?"

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