descended?
It definitely would be cool if the tails were like beaver tails and could radiate heat in hot weather like the ears on the African elephant. If they were large enough and could be protected by the proper garment they could wrap underneath and be used as a downhill sled in snowy weather. If they were really large they could form an airfoil so humans could fly but that might be cumbersome going in and out of doorways. All in all. I am more or less happy to be without one.
If I had a tail, I would definitely want it to be a prehensile one so I could hang from trees by it. That would be pretty awesome.
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If we were marsupials, we would have been able to develop larger brains. The difficulties of giving live birth to large-skulled babies was a major limitation on increasing brain mass.
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If we were marsupials, we would have been able to develop larger brains. The difficulties of giving live birth to large-skulled babies was a major limitation on increasing brain mass.
Child-rearing and family would have whole new dimensions. I should write about this in the appropriate forum, no?
If we were marsupials, we would have been able to develop larger brains. The difficulties of giving live birth to large-skulled babies was a major limitation on increasing brain mass.
Child-rearing and family would have whole new dimensions. I should write about this in the appropriate forum, no?
Is there an appropriate forum for speculating on the implications of marsupial humans? If so, let me know where you end up putting the thread.
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If we were marsupials, we would have been able to develop larger brains. The difficulties of giving live birth to large-skulled babies was a major limitation on increasing brain mass.
Child-rearing and family would have whole new dimensions. I should write about this in the appropriate forum, no?
Is there an appropriate forum for speculating on the implications of marsupial humans? If so, let me know where you end up putting the thread.
Art, Music & Writing? I have the feeling this could turn into a piece of fiction.
2. Homo sapiens.
3. Ape-like Creatures.
4. Lemur-like Creatures.
5. Shrew-like Creatures.
6. Early Mammals.
7. Early Reptiles.
8. Early Amphibians.
9. Early Fishes.
10. Early Polyps.
11. Early Bacteria.
12. Primordial Slime.
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The evolution of the human brain has also created many mental illnesses. I think autism and schizophrenia may be bi-products of the natural drive to encourage more creativity and bring forth more genius. One person can change an entire culture so it is to our advantage to take the good with the bad.
In other words, there is greatness that comes from the refined side of autism and other mental illnesses. It is well reported that genius is more prevalent in the autists, manic depressants, and psychotic breaks have inspired creativity such as in the case with Van Gogh.
I think we descended along with the rest of the human lot. We are apes and all life on earth came from water originally. No wait, we all came from volcanic residue, no we came from the stars, but really we came from God.
So God is either water, volcanic residue, a star, or a combination thereof. Sounds more interesting than the current version.
The evolution of the human brain has also created many mental illnesses. I think autism and schizophrenia may be bi-products of the natural drive to encourage more creativity and bring forth more genius. One person can change an entire culture so it is to our advantage to take the good with the bad.
In other words, there is greatness that comes from the refined side of autism and other mental illnesses. It is well reported that genius is more prevalent in the autists, manic depressants, and psychotic breaks have inspired creativity such as in the case with Van Gogh.
I think we descended along with the rest of the human lot. We are apes and all life on earth came from water originally. No wait, we all came from volcanic residue, no we came from the stars, but really we came from God.
So God is either water, volcanic residue, a star, or a combination thereof. Sounds more interesting than the current version.
Really? I don't understand how water/volcanic residue/stellar material could be more interesting than an infinite Creator. How is the mundane more interesting than the fantastic?
Anybody can make intelligent humans using unlimited fantasy powers and a top hat full of rabbits, mice, white pigeons, and perhaps a pair of humans. It takes a real interesting process to create intelligent life from raw volcanic ash mixed with water and energized by sunlight with no doodling with miracles. I find that much more fascinating but I guess it's a matter of taste.
Pfft, my creation story:
In the beginning of the world, there was an all powerful skunk named Skunk. However, Skunk was bored so he made the moon. On the moon he put magical things, like trains and video game consoles. Sure, Skunk had lots of fun, but he was lonely. So, based off a character in one of his video games, he created a male human in that image. His name was Mario. After reviewing the success of Mario, he decided to add Samus as the first human female. Then Skunk got a call from his brother and told Mario and Samus he'd be gone for a few hours and not to touch the moon. However, Mario and Samus lived on the moon, making it hard not to touch it at all. Mario then boldly assumed he was joking and told Samus they should continue to walk on the moon. When Skunk got back, he was so annoyed at them for not following his orders that he ate Mario and sent Samus on an empty planet named Earth to die of starvation and loneliness. Unfortunately for Skunk, he forgot the Earth had water and food to eat. Samus, being pregnant, then gave birth to Luigi. Then for millennia, lots of inter-breeding went on until we arrive at this day.
Wait! Then why do we have Aspies and Auties? Oh yeah I forgot about that part, since they clearly aren't human and wouldn't fit in that category.
Anyways, Skunk got even more bored so he made an anti-social ape named Cow Horse Paul. Cow Horse Paul then got bored and jumped off the moon one day and landed on the Earth. After mating with the humans, Aspies and Auties were produced. And there's your answer.
In the beginning of the world, there was an all powerful skunk named Skunk. However, Skunk was bored so he made the moon. On the moon he put magical things, like trains and video game consoles. Sure, Skunk had lots of fun, but he was lonely. So, based off a character in one of his video games, he created a male human in that image. His name was Mario. After reviewing the success of Mario, he decided to add Samus as the first human female. Then Skunk got a call from his brother and told Mario and Samus he'd be gone for a few hours and not to touch the moon. However, Mario and Samus lived on the moon, making it hard not to touch it at all. Mario then boldly assumed he was joking and told Samus they should continue to walk on the moon. When Skunk got back, he was so annoyed at them for not following his orders that he ate Mario and sent Samus on an empty planet named Earth to die of starvation and loneliness. Unfortunately for Skunk, he forgot the Earth had water and food to eat. Samus, being pregnant, then gave birth to Luigi. Then for millennia, lots of inter-breeding went on until we arrive at this day.
Wait! Then why do we have Aspies and Auties? Oh yeah I forgot about that part, since they clearly aren't human and wouldn't fit in that category.
Anyways, Skunk got even more bored so he made an anti-social ape named Cow Horse Paul. Cow Horse Paul then got bored and jumped off the moon one day and landed on the Earth. After mating with the humans, Aspies and Auties were produced. And there's your answer.
That is the most preposterous thing I've ever heard.
Samus would never let Mario touch her.
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I've only just read this post and I have to give you "Orwell' the award for the best response to a brilliant response to a stupid post
To both AG and Orwell thanks, thats the first time I have laughed out loud for a while
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I've only just read this post and I have to give you "Orwell' the award for the best response to a brilliant response to a stupid post
To both AG and Orwell thanks, thats the first time I have laughed out loud for a while
AG's post reminded me of an XKCD. The comic is irrelevant here, but the alt text read: "Fun game: try to post a YouTube comment so stupid that people realize you must be joking. (Hint: this is impossible)" Similarly, a rule of thumb here on WP is that any sarcastic comment will be taken seriously by someone, no matter how far-fetched. I have tried playing the game "post a WP message so outlandish that people realize you must be sarcastic" and had concluded that this, like the YouTube comment game, was impossible. Even when I called for exterminating amputees, I received indignant responses filled with righteous fury. But AG has done it. Something so absurd that no one, not even any of the Aspies here, was naive enough not to realize it was in jest.
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[quote="Orwell"
Even when I called for exterminating amputees, I received indignant responses filled with righteous fury. But AG has done it. Something so absurd that no one, not even any of the Aspies here, was naive enough not to realize it was in jest.[/quote]
Yeah I was part of that, I just checked the thread, Atomsk has removed his flame and replaced it with 'I got trolled' ![]()
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