Re: AAT yahoo group more than 500 members

On May 19, 6:52 pm, Bob Casanova <nos...@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Mon, 19 May 2008 16:36:24 GMT, the following appeared in
talk.origins, posted by Ye Old One <use...@xxxxxxxxx>:

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[quote]
The aquatic ape hypothesis (AAH), sometimes referred to as the aquatic
ape theory, asserts that wading, swimming and diving for food exerted
a strong evolutionary effect on the ancestors of the genus Homo and is
in part responsible for the split between the common ancestors of
humans and other great apes. The AAH attempts to explain the large
number of physical differences between humans and other apes, such as
lack of body hair, larger brains and upright posture, in terms of the
methods of feeding and types of food of early hominids living in
coastal and river regions.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquatic_ape

Well, that's certainly well-supported by the evidence from
other species - the lack of body hair of polar bears as
compared to brown bears,

Bears are just doing it the opposite way from humans. First, they lost
pigmentation and later they will lose the hair. Humans gave up the
dense fur before blonds evolved - yes, we blonde-haired people are the
most highly evolved humans.

the larger brains of hippopotami
compared to other ungulates, and the upright posture of the
California sea lion and sperm whale.

You have that backwards. It is the whale that has the large brain and
the hippopotamus that has the upright posture.

They've convinced me...
--
Greg G.

Modern Careers
Hired, tired, mired, fired.

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