Comments on: New Evidence for the Aquatic Ape Theory http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2007/11/04/new-evidence-for-the-aquatic-ape-theory/ Self-Experimentation, Scientific Method, the Shangri-La Diet, etc. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:39:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: seth http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2007/11/04/new-evidence-for-the-aquatic-ape-theory/#comment-97324 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:43:43 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2007/11/04/new-evidence-for-the-aquatic-ape-theory/#comment-97324 Whales dominate in the sense that they are huge and eat others but are not themselves eaten. Top of the food chain, in other words. Similar for dolphins. They eat a vast number of fish that cannot eat them. Whales dominate in the sense that they are huge and eat others but are not themselves eaten. Top of the food chain, in other words. Similar for dolphins. They eat a vast number of fish that cannot eat them.

]]> by: Marc Verhaegen http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2007/11/04/new-evidence-for-the-aquatic-ape-theory/#comment-96702 Mon, 31 Dec 2007 00:35:30 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2007/11/04/new-evidence-for-the-aquatic-ape-theory/#comment-96702 For recent discussions & links on AAT, please go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AAT or google "aquarboreal". For recent discussions & links on AAT, please go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AAT or google “aquarboreal”.

]]> by: Varangy http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2007/11/04/new-evidence-for-the-aquatic-ape-theory/#comment-60789 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 20:52:18 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2007/11/04/new-evidence-for-the-aquatic-ape-theory/#comment-60789 <i>When I watched Planet Earth, I was impressed that the most <b>successful</b> aquatic animals were mammals (whales and dolphins). Fish had had a huge head start. Mammals such as whales and dolphins had moved back into the water after long evolution on land. Something promoted by terrestrial evolution allowed them to <b>dominate</b> their new world. That “something” is probably learning ability, although research on whale learning has yet to be done.</i> I think you are subjectively anthropomorphizing. Define what you mean by <i>sucessful</i> and <i>dominate</i>. It is not clear to me. When I watched Planet Earth, I was impressed that the most successful aquatic animals were mammals (whales and dolphins). Fish had had a huge head start. Mammals such as whales and dolphins had moved back into the water after long evolution on land. Something promoted by terrestrial evolution allowed them to dominate their new world. That “something” is probably learning ability, although research on whale learning has yet to be done.

I think you are subjectively anthropomorphizing. Define what you mean by sucessful and dominate. It is not clear to me.

]]> by: new evidence in favor of the (exceedingly awesome) aquatic ape theory « Onwards and Forwards http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2007/11/04/new-evidence-for-the-aquatic-ape-theory/#comment-59833 Sun, 04 Nov 2007 13:39:24 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2007/11/04/new-evidence-for-the-aquatic-ape-theory/#comment-59833 [...] new evidence in favor of the (exceedingly awesome) aquatic ape theory Filed under: evolution, science — eenauk @ 14:39 Ok this has nothing to do with ethics or religion, but i’m a big fan of the aquatic ape theory. Seth points us to new evidence from the University of Arizona that our ancestors were coaxed by watery ways into the beginnings of human evolution. [...] […] new evidence in favor of the (exceedingly awesome) aquatic ape theory Filed under: evolution, science — eenauk @ 14:39 Ok this has nothing to do with ethics or religion, but i’m a big fan of the aquatic ape theory. Seth points us to new evidence from the University of Arizona that our ancestors were coaxed by watery ways into the beginnings of human evolution. […]

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