RE: My opinion - origin of the universe?
September 27, 2011 at 11:17 am
(This post was last modified: September 27, 2011 at 11:18 am by The Grand Nudger.)
(September 27, 2011 at 11:11 am)Stucky Wrote: I'm sorry Rhythm, I thought you were smart enough to understand. "One of the characteristics most often identified as being typically primate and having played a role in human evolution is the opposable thumb. It is argued that the eye-hand coordination made possible by both stereoscopic vision and a grasping hand permitted primates to exploit arboreal habitats in a more efficient fashion. That same hand is used by humans today to manipulate tools and, in turn, the environment with a great deal of dexterity.
Beth-Ann Shepley
1991 Woodrow Wilson Biology Institute
Now, Ms. Shepley is an evolutionist but she makes a good point. Naturally, I disagree that we obtained our opposable thumb by "evolution" because I am not an evolutionist. I leave it to you to decide nforb yourself on that point. To me, I just cant understand how we could be so complex by evolving from "pond sludge".
I truly am interested in your opinions.
Whether or not you can understand it has no bearing on whether or not it is an accurate description of the origins of opposable thumbs (or of the diversity and complexity of life). This is called an argument from incredulity, or ignorance.
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