The Cellar - View Single Post - 3/9/2006: Quadruped humans (and international science)

tippy · 03-10-2006, 09:20 AM

I view this forum a lot and generally find the pictures fascinating and the general ethos sound and the opinions thoughtful even if I don't agree with them.

I was listening to a report about the difference between this kind of walking on all 4, with wrist flexed, which allows retention of the use of the fingers, whereas walking on your knuckles, like a chimp limits the dexterity of the hand, and so the photograph is interesting as you can see how that actually looks.

However, I find a lot of the language and reference used regarding todays image extemely offensive and ignorant.

Devolution is not evolution in reverse.
No, they did not learn this from copying animals.
Calling people spazzers (and inbred for that matter) is not really a ringing indictment of your own humanity.

I know we are all grown ups and there is such a thing as having a laugh but really have a word with yourselves.

03-10-2006, 09:20 AM	#15
tippy Writer of Writings Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 14	I view this forum a lot and generally find the pictures fascinating and the general ethos sound and the opinions thoughtful even if I don't agree with them. I was listening to a report about the difference between this kind of walking on all 4, with wrist flexed, which allows retention of the use of the fingers, whereas walking on your knuckles, like a chimp limits the dexterity of the hand, and so the photograph is interesting as you can see how that actually looks. However, I find a lot of the language and reference used regarding todays image extemely offensive and ignorant. Devolution is not evolution in reverse. No, they did not learn this from copying animals. Calling people spazzers (and inbred for that matter) is not really a ringing indictment of your own humanity. I know we are all grown ups and there is such a thing as having a laugh but really have a word with yourselves.