Agriculture brought to human beings more than a new way of procuring food. It introduced a new way of thinking about the relationship between humans an nature. Hunter-gatherers considered themselves to be part of the natural world; they lived with nature, not against it. They accepted nature`s twist and turns as inevitable and adapted to them as best they could. Agriculture, on the other hand, is a continuous exercise in controlling nature; it involves the taming and controlling of plants and animals, to make them servants to humans rather than equal partners in the natural world. With agriculture, I suggest, humans began to extend this idea of control over nature to other aspects of the natural world, including children. Peter Gray
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As humans, we have the tendency to control our surroundings and through this we can understand that we are actually controlling ourselves. We tend to take dominance over all other living things and try to dominate the environment. Agriculture was an amazing step for humans. It gave us more control over all of the natural resources around us.

This means that there is more to do with our time, in order for us to keep up with all of the work that needs doing. From then on, agriculture introduced a new way of thinking about the relationship between humans and nature. Hunter-gatherers considered themselves to be part of the natural world; they lived with nature, not against it.

They accepted nature`s twist and turns as inevitable and adapted to them as best they could. Agriculturists on the other hand, are always trying to fix something wrong in their environment, which is wrong according to nature.

Source: Free To Learn: Why Unleashing The Instinct To Play Will Make Our Children Happier, More Selfreliant, And Better Students For Life

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