In an unexpected development, the proprietor Lord Shaftesbury came toCulpeper’s defense. He delivered an eloquent oration before the Court ofKing’s Bench, arguing that a stable government had never legally existed inNorth Carolina. Anticipating Locke’s Two Treatises of Government,Shaftesbury concluded that the colony remained effectively in a state ofnature. Without a genuine government, there could be no rebellion.Commentary like this merely underscored northern Carolina’s outlierstatus.26

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The original function of consciousness was probably to direct a mobile self that was short of energy to a fresh supply of food. On the smaller scales of life, you don't need to be aware to find food. Trichopax adhaerens - one of the simplest of all animals moves around haphazardly. 00:02:54 It slows down in the presence of food, and speeds up in its absence. This is highly effective, and makes the tiny creature spend more time where there is food spend more time where there is food than where there is not. But it never moves in a particular direction towards a particular target, and there's no need for it to be conscious of its environment.

The link to experimental archaeology is great. The term ‘primitive’ in Australia is problematic. I didn’t know that. It’s interesting how words have different connotations in different regions. Among the groups that practice the skills in the US, the words have nothing but the highest level of respect. It’s “primitive” as in words like prime (first) and primal (original, powerful). I don’t think those words have negative connotations among the native cultures here – at least the topic never came up when I was around.

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One was that they were .inspired by fear, the other that they were inextricably confused with defilement and hygiene.