Quote:is how hominids have been around for millions of years and were always more intelligent
You have an enormous leap of logic there. Evidence suggests that the increase in brain size only came about when certain hominids began eating meat.
http://www.livescience.com/23671-eating-...human.html
Quote:Past research suggested prehuman hominids such as australopithecines may have eaten some meat. However, it is the regular consumption of meat that often is thought to have triggered major changes in the human lineage, the genus Homo, with this high-energy food supporting large human brains.