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Checkout my post. I researched the timelines of when mammals appeared, when primates appeared, and when the continents first separated. One conclusion is that l
by ClayFerguson 10y ago
Checkout my post. I researched the timelines of when mammals appeared, when primates appeared, and when the continents first separated. One conclusion is that language existed WAY before even primates did.
On language: There is much to be learned from dolphins. They were just last week reported to have been seen having an actual back and forth complex conversation. Two dolphins were given a technical task to solve, and were discussing how best to do it. Pretty amazing.
- flukus 10y agoConsidering our nearest ancestors don't have complex language I'd say convergent/parallel evolution is a much more reasonable conclusion.
- ClayFerguson 10y agoDolphins have complex language using sound, and they are very distant cousins. The fact that chimps don't talk is likely to be 50% because of inadequate throat construction, and 50% lack of intelligence. Past extinct lifeforms could have easily had vocal cords and intelligence. We just don't know. That's the point of my post. The possibility exists that language first evolved billions of years ago.