▁spec ul ates ▁that ▁we ▁may ▁ourselves ▁have ▁become ▁more ▁do cile ▁and ▁less ▁aware ▁of ▁our ▁surr ound ings . ▁He ▁also ▁arg ues ▁that ▁the ▁needs ▁of ▁domestic ated ▁plants ▁and ▁animals ▁almost ▁make ▁us ▁slaves ▁to ▁their ▁met icul ously ▁specific ▁and ▁daily ▁needs . ▁ ▁Chapter ▁ 3 . ▁Z oon oses : ▁A ▁Per fect ▁Ep ide mi ological ▁Storm ▁▁ ▁In ▁this ▁chapter , ▁Scott ▁emphas izes ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁Ag ro - P ast oral ism , ▁i . e . ▁" pl owed ▁fields ▁and ▁domestic ▁animals ." ▁He ▁questions ▁why ▁a ▁h unter - g ather er , ▁whom ▁he ▁bel ieves ▁has ▁a ▁relatively ▁good ▁and ▁ful fill ing ▁life , ▁would ▁turn ▁to ▁this . ▁Sub s istence ▁far ming ▁is ▁m und ane ▁and ▁contains ▁more ▁dr ud g ery ▁than ▁the ▁h unter ▁and ▁gather er ▁soci eties . ▁He ▁then ▁as ser ts ▁the ▁reason ▁as ▁to ▁why ▁these ▁soci eties ▁transformed ▁into ▁ag ro - p ast oral ▁soci eties ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁co erc ion ▁by ▁the ▁state . ▁He ▁c ites ▁research ▁on ▁an ▁arch ae ological ▁site ▁in ▁Mes op ot am ia ▁named ▁Ab u ▁H ure y ra . ▁Scott ▁conc urs ▁with ▁other ▁sch ol ars ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁that , ▁"' No ▁h unter - g ather ers ▁occup ying ▁a ▁product ive ▁local ity ▁with ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁wild ▁food s ▁able ▁to ▁provide ▁for ▁all ▁seasons ▁are ▁likely ▁to