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I wonder if this is an overly stated aspect of the reason why Humans propelled themselves. I thought the reason why we beat all other animals was because we evo

I wonder if this is an overly stated aspect of the reason why Humans propelled themselves. I thought the reason why we beat all other animals was because we evolved to have a larger brain size especially the frontal lobe which is used for inventing, mirror neurons (copying), planning and strategy. Hunting isn't necessary to survive. We can live off of bugs, plants and fruits, etc.

int_19h 7y ago
There is a strong correlation between IQ and calorie intake, especially for children (as the brain develops), even today. We might be able to live off bugs and plants in our present state, but could we have evolved to that state by relying solely on those sources? This all is a bit arbitrary, anyway, because you'd need to draw a clear line in hominid evolution where humans became sufficiently different from other animals before you can say that we "beat them all". Is that before or after behaviorally modern humans evolved, for example?