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Dear all, This is my first post to the form. I'm a master of philosophy with a keen interest in human origins and the origins of concepts and culture. My...
... Thanks, this is extremely useful. This question was prompted by the writings of Ernest Becker in "Escape from Evil." On p35 in Chapter 2 EB writes about...
You see, Anthony, I am not certain that two human faces are objectively more different than two monkey faces. I believe that facial variation is a reflection...
... Right, thanks. ... According to Becker, this is what counts. That we are animals who's recognition of each other is primarily visual (and limited - i.e. we...
It has something to do with familiarity, I think. My mother has six full brothers, all born in the space of about ten years. People outside our family often...
... Yes, recognition clearly isn't wholly visual, but probably primarily so. The chimps reaction to the picture is fascinating. Obviously visual facial...
... After a little work, I can address this and answer "yes". The perception of uniqueness is related to the perception of death. The perception of death is...
Sir Kenneth Oakley conducted advanced tests to discovered where the discredited Piltdown bones had come from and how old they were. In his findings were these...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/oxfordshire/4201243.stm BBC News London, UK Monday, 24 January, 2005, 10:43 GMT Museum unveils 'hobbit' remains People in...
All: Some of you may be interested in the following link. I tried and failed to send it directly. Ugh. Anne G ... Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search presents - Jib...
All: Well you'll have to ignore the first message. I forgot to send the link. Here goes, once again. http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn6920 That...
I have a new favorite quote: "We're used to viewing us as the pinnacle of evolution. Seeing that rodents control their genes much more precisely is somewhat...
... "The researchers believe the high rate of mutations is seen because the hominid ancestor to both species went through an evolutionary bottleneck, when its...
Fwd: *~Spiritually Speaking~* Call From The Mayan Elders A CALL FROM THE MAYAN ELDERS TO THE HUMAN RACE By Carlos Barrios " The light is within us; let us work...
I regret that I do not have further information on the origin of the Piltdown fossils, but I'd like to congratulate the members of the Paleoanthropology group...
... the link. Here goes, once again. ... the ... of ... problems ... species. ... including) ... have ... to ... respond to ... I understood it was fairly...
"On Anthony's question about whether our ancestors had any sense of endangerment. or whether they responded in any way to their collective doom, I think we...
... Could you cite some online and reputable academic sources for this? It's not that I don't believe you, but I'd like to look into this. ... This prompts...
All species behave in reckless, rapine, exploitive ways---to the limit of their capability. We are no exception, and no special death-denial response is...
All: Here's another angle on human origins and evolution, for your edification. Anne G http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn6921 ... Do you Yahoo!? ...
... From: "anthony" <walpurg@...> ... SNIP ... I don't completely accept the premises put forth by either you or Richard, but your quandry, as stated,...
... limit of their capability. We are no exception, and no special death-denial response is required to explain our shortsightedness. In most cases,...
You are describing an island ecosystem, where the limit of the range of a species is reached very quickly. An island environment is a resource limitation that...
Your point is well taken, Disa. And my point is that, eventually, the whole world becomes an island ecosystem. Every species finally reaches the limits of...
I agree with you, Alan. It was an unfortunate choice of words on my part. I just hope we survive until it becomes Island Earth. It's pretty scary right...
It seems, Anthony, you rest your case on assumptions about animals and humans that are just that: assumptions. I'm not convinced that other animals don't have...
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