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In my youth, I was led to believe the early human brain was fed on a diet of fish - no rea conclusive evidence, but many early human settlements are found around the coast. The requirement of omega oils (from fish) are nowadays more
commonly known than back then, but it is an intruiging hypothesis. Fish are rich in protein, so a perfect meal all round.
Early human meaning which species? It's an intriguing possibility but only if a move to the coast precedes or at least coincides with the brain boom.
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Early human meaning which species? It's an intriguing possibility but only if a move to the coast precedes or at least coincides with the brain boom.
I always took it to mean early Homo sapiens, (around 50-100,000 years ago at a guess) but I will admit to not being sure. It is indeed a possibility that it could be, or at least include H. heidelbergensis or H. ergaster.
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Carey you appear to be looking for a catch all or some sort of simple explanation for something very complex. Evolution doesn't fit into a nice box because its based on many factors it must be looked at on a case by case basses. Different animals change due to different circumstances. Whats good for one animal may be bad for another. Its alot like math. 1+x=y. Y will always change depending on X. i think your assuming X always needs to stay the same.
But....if humans evolved from promates why are there still primates??
Originally Posted by Naraoia
If I come from my parents why do my parents still exist?
Naraoia I think the more accurate analogy would be describing primate species (including humans) as cousins rather than parent->child, since Chimpanzees aren't our direct ancestors. That's where the common misunderstanding about related species occurs.
Well if anything it appears to me nothing evolved may devolved but certainly not evolved.
To the OP
Carey, take an ice-cube and clench it in your right hand. After a minute or two the cube has melted to fit your grip rather well. Now switch it to your left hand. At first it feels uneven, contoured from the first hand, but eventually it melts even more to fit the left.
This illustrates the concept of evolution whereby a population (the ice) changes to fit its current environment (your hand).
Now say you put a super-king-fu-grip on that piece of ice - enough to crush it. That would illustrate a population going extinct from the inability to adapt to selective 'pressures' from the environment (your hand of course). My point is that the bigger/smaller, smarter/dumber comparisons do not measure how 'evolved' a population is; a population will simply change over time to best suit itself to the current environment.
Naraoia I think the more accurate analogy would be describing primate species (including humans) as cousins rather than parent->child, since Chimpanzees aren't our direct ancestors. That's where the common misunderstanding about related species occurs.
It's true that we and extant (and most extinct) primates are cousins rather than parent/child. However, the question is "if we come from primates why are there still primates?" and to that, my reply is more appropriate. After all, no one comes from their cousins, and we do come from primates, if not the ones alive today.
If someone can't grasp the concept in the first place then it does get complicated to explain
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Mammoths got smaller and dumber but they evolved??
Crocodiles got smaller and dumber but they evolved??
Really smart monkeys ( so called "cavemen ") got mostly smaller with the exception of some orangatan and gorillas got smaller and dumber but they evolved??
No explaination for the platapus so I guess it has just stayed the same for the platapus.
Same thing for some shell fish stayed the same.
Well if anything it appears to me nothing evolved may devolved but certainly not evolved.
I was hoping you could briefly explain what your understanding of the theory of evolution is.
Your posts suggests you know nothing of the theory you are trying to discredit. If so, maybe we could fix that.
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Naraoia I think the more accurate analogy would be describing primate species (including humans) as cousins rather than parent->child, since Chimpanzees aren't our direct ancestors. That's where the common misunderstanding about related species occurs.
Why did my cousins not evolve too??
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Seriously though...what do you think the theory of evolution is?
Seems like a simple enough question considering the context.
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If I speak in human and angelic tongues but do not have love, I am a resounding gong or a clashing cymbal. And if I have the gift of prophesy and comprehend all mysteries and all knowledge; if I have all faith so as to move mountains but do not have love, I am nothing. If I give away everything I own, and if I hand my body over so that I may boast but do not have love, I gain nothing. Love is patient, love is kind. It is not jealous, love is not pompous, it is not inflated, it is not rude, it does not seek its own interests, it is not quick-tempered, it does not brood over injury, it does not rejoice over wrongdoing but rejoices with the truth. It bears all things, believes in all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails. -Corinthians 13
I never bought into "Original Sin". Human beings are not criminals by nature. -Batman
Seriously though...what do you think the theory of evolution is?
Seems like a simple enough question considering the context.
mutation of species that stay the same species.
species never change species though and there is noscientific proof there has ever been cross species evolution and there never will be.
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