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Ichingcarpenter

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1. I remember this debate years ago

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Thu May 9, 2013, 06:16 AM

May 2013

Last edited Thu May 9, 2013, 06:52 AM - Edit history (1)

I never thought there was enough marshland for this evolutionary development.

I thought this argument was drown in the swamp of stupidity years ago.

I think I even read the book that came out with this years ago and wondered how it got published and promoted.

Reading
Desmond Morris, 'the naked ape' got me started with my anthropological interests in high school

So I started reading everything related ever since.

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Did humans come from the seas instead of the trees ? [View all] dipsydoodle May 2013 OP

I remember this debate years ago Ichingcarpenter May 2013 #1

I recall reading that whales did the opposite dipsydoodle May 2013 #2

why do anthropologists have such paradigm anxiety? zazen May 2013 #3

Ill still go with the alien theory. darkangel218 May 2013 #6

Anthropology's particularly sensitive because of all the pseudoscience flying around Posteritatis May 2013 #8

So we are fishies? :p darkangel218 May 2013 #4

The Aquatic Ape Hypothesis (AAH); greiner3 May 2013 #5

Life is too short to stress over things we may never understand. darkangel218 May 2013 #7

Hmmmp! I (for one) did not come from some damn trout. My ancestor was a god-fearing ape. BlueJazz May 2013 #9