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Humans Descended from Wet Apes?
I saw this sweet old lady (Elaine Morgan) on a TED talk talking about her theory that modern humans are actually descended from aquatic apes and not savanna apes as most evolutionists think and at first I thought she was full of shit. After listening to her and reading some more about her theory, now I'm not so sure. Give her a listen at her TED speech and then read the site and let me know what you think.
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I saw her speak a few years ago. Very convincing. I'm on board with the water ape theory. _________________ And God said: 'Let there be Satan, so people don't blame everything on me. And let there be lawyers, so people don't blame everything on Satan.'
Wed Aug 05, 2009 2:25 pm
Goudron
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Read a book about this in the early 90's while I was in college. I wonder if it was hers? _________________ White and feathery, yet crude and noisy, the chicken is the backbone of our farming community.
Wed Aug 05, 2009 4:47 pm
Stewies Mom
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Nah, I am descended from a dry grape!
Wed Aug 05, 2009 7:06 pm
Lavandula Girl
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Stewies Mom wrote:
Nah, I am descended from a dry grape!
Grape Ape!!!
_________________ "No, I'm not a pessimist. At some point the world shits on everybody. Pretending it ain't shit makes you an idiot, not an optimist."
Wed Aug 05, 2009 10:50 pm
zendao42
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Don't think I wanna monkey around with that theory today...
18R, I've been wondering if you happen to frequent this site:
If not, give it a try- I have this hunch that you'll find something you like on there...
You're absolutely right! I found this and I like it:
That guy has some interesting links, thanks for the heads up, Zen
Thu Aug 06, 2009 5:12 am
lisa
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I choose to disagree.
People are descendants of trees. They don't come from apes. Or wet apes.
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Thu Aug 06, 2009 10:04 am
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Were those apes from south of the boarder? _________________ We all enter this world in the same way: naked; screaming; soaked in blood.
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Thu Aug 06, 2009 1:28 pm
Stewies Mom
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Lavandula Girl wrote:
Stewies Mom wrote:
Nah, I am descended from a dry grape!
Grape Ape!!!
Dad!
Thu Aug 06, 2009 8:01 pm
conspiracies unlimited
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well, if only there was anything to suggest there was anything to her claims... but from what i can tell, its like me saying, people are descended from sky-apes... _________________ You are so whack.Wiggity whack?Nope, just the regular kind.
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Wed Mar 24, 2010 7:41 pm
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conspiracies unlimited wrote:
well, if only there was anything to suggest there was anything to her claims... but from what i can tell, its like me saying, people are descended from sky-apes...
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To Know is to Love
To Love is our aim
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Wed Mar 24, 2010 8:23 pm
Wingnut
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18Rabbit wrote:
zendao42 wrote:
Don't think I wanna monkey around with that theory today...
18R, I've been wondering if you happen to frequent this site:
If not, give it a try- I have this hunch that you'll find something you like on there...
You're absolutely right! I found this and I like it:
That guy has some interesting links, thanks for the heads up, Zen
Now that's a whoooole lotta nekkid. Awlright.
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Wed Mar 24, 2010 8:37 pm
simba major
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Cripes, it looks like something out of Dante.
I read recently that non-Africans have something like 1 to 4 % Neanderthal genes in them. And Neanderthals are really interesting. Apparently, they had brains that were about 1400 cc as opposed to our 1200. _________________ There is nowhere I would be than right here, right now, doing exactly what I'm doing.
Fri Jun 04, 2010 2:45 pm
Sean
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I just read that whole wet ape theory in Terry Pratchett's The Science of Discworld I last month. It took me a minute to remember where I had read about it but the chapter on evolution presented it as the most likely scenario. _________________ Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand
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