RE: The mistake of agriculture (was: evolution and diet)

From: gts (gts_2000@yahoo.com)
Date: Mon May 26 2003 - 13:18:09 MDT

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    Harvey Newstrom wrote:

    gts wrote:
    >>> We cannot thank agriculture for the ability to do math and write
    language.
    >>> We can thank it only for adding more selection pressure...

    Damien S. wrote:
    >> No one has claimed that agriculture should be thanked for that
    >> ability.
     
    > I do claim that.

    I think Anders also wants to thank agriculture for our ability to do written
    math and words.

    But there is a difference between thanking agriculture for the ability to do
    written math and words, and thanking agriculture for the *appearance* of
    written math and words in the archeological record.

    To me it looks like the abilities were already long-present and just waiting
    for a good reason to appear in the record.

    But then of course there is also the "Chariots of the Gods" hypothesis...
    :-)

    -gts

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