(September 17, 2021 at 2:52 pm)evolcon Wrote: It seems obvious to me that a complex, vocalized language would be beneficial to any social species, especially those that hunt in packs.It doesn't have to be vocal.
(September 17, 2021 at 2:52 pm)evolcon Wrote: The fact that it did not evolve until sometime in the evolution of homo is a mystery.How do you know it has never evolved before? You do not. Also, dolphins and whales communicate plenty well vocally. Even prairie dogs have a language, a vocal one, and that one has been decoded. We can now translate it.
Are you attempting the religious exceptionalism that claims humans are not animals but are somehow special?
(September 17, 2021 at 2:52 pm)evolcon Wrote: There are a few theories but none that are universally excepted.And?