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I want to ask what you mean when you say „we”. Our species Homo sapiens evolved about 200-300k years ago.
by lysium 6y ago
I want to ask what you mean when you say „we”. Our species Homo sapiens evolved about 200-300k years ago.
- forgotmypw17 6y agoOur ancestors, to whom we are genealogically and culturally connected, going back to the first cells which lived.
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- birdsbirdsbirds 6y agoWe still are the first cells that lived. From a cell's point of view, there are no ancestors.
- forgotmypw17 6y agoTouche!
- harperlee 6y agoI’d be more inclined to say a cell is the ancestor of those that it divides into. Otherwise, saying you are your father and mother would be consistent with what you initially said...
- rendall 6y agoI'm confused by this question. What is the most charitable[1] answer that you can think of that fits the statement? What are plausible alternatives to Homo sapiens? Could homo sapiens be a reasonable answer to your question, evolutionary history notwithstanding? [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle_of_charity https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle_of_charity
- lysium 6y agoAll old world monkeys and apes have opposable thumbs. Some of them still live in trees. So, leaving the wood and hunting by throwing stones does not seem reasonable to me as a reason for thumbs. But maybe I did not understand what is meant by “we”, hence my question.
- rendall 6y agoI see. That's reasonable.
- inglor_cz 6y ago"We" definitely does not include "me", I cannot throw precisely even if my life depended on it. But I am glad that someone in my tribe can.
- forgotmypw17 6y agoYou should give yourself more credit, you just haven't practiced enough. If you spend half an hour straight on throwing practice, you'll get quite good at it.
- inglor_cz 6y agoYes, it is possible. If this lockdown is going on for much longer (here in CZ it probably will), I might take up the practice out of boredom.
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- hntrader 6y agoI think it was also a law of large numbers game. With teamwork we'd all be throwing rocks simultaneously at the same target. Also the practice component that the other poster mentioned
- krisoft 6y agoI think you are measuring yourself on the wrong scale. Sure you might be less precise than some other humans, but clearly you are way better than a horse, or a wolf or many other animal who might be basically incapable to throw things.
- Etheryte 6y agoWell it's not like homo sapiens suddenly appeared out of thin air and started doing their thing. It's not unreasonable to think the original comment talks about whoever was our predecessor down the line before that.