Re: Crowley posts again
Paul Crowley (Paul@crowleyp.demon.co.uk)
Sun, 19 Nov 95 01:02:54 GMT
In article <48km24$kd1@news.global1.net>
pnich@globalone.net "Phil Nicholls" writes:
>
> >>> > > - when hands are need to carry food.
> >>> > > - to obtain a better view of the surrounding area.
> >>> > > - jumping across small brooks
> >>> > > - treat displays.
> >>> > > - when watching an unusual part of the surroundings
> >>> > > - when locating another member of the group
> >>> > > - greeting and courtship displays.
> The list above is NOT a list of ideas accounting for the origin of
> bipedalism. It is instead a list of situations during which
> chimpanzees have been observed walking bipedally (and yes, that was
> threat displays, not "treat" displays.)
I can't see how the original quotation could be taken except as
"a list of ideas accounting for the origin of bipedalism". For full
original quote see under thread: "Bipedalism facts to deal with".
You can see why PA'ists so rarely put forward any ideas. Whenever
they do, they make an utter hames of it.
Paul
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