[Taxacom] hominid challenge

[John Grehan]

They missed the best part. Burite Galdikas once gave a detailed account
from personal observation.

John Grehan


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Evgeniy Meyke [mailto:evgeniy.meyke at helsinki.fi]
> Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 1:14 PM
> To: John Grehan; 'Taxacom'
> Subject: RE: [Taxacom] hominid challenge
> 
> John, I couldn't help... posting the link. That's it.
> 
> While I admit that the fact you mention was not known to me, it is not
the
> only failure in this video. Unfortunately.
> 
> Evgeniy
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: John Grehan [mailto:jgrehan at sciencebuff.org]
> > Sent: 27. syyskuuta 2009 19:46
> > To: Evgeniy Meyke; Taxacom
> > Subject: RE: [Taxacom] hominid challenge
> >
> > Evgeniy - Couldn't help what?
> >
> > It was quite funny to notice that the interviewer, in trying to make
> > some coarse humor about whether viable offspring could occur with
human
> > and orangutan mating, failed to realize that male orangutans can and
> > have successfully (from the orangutan point of view) forced their
> > attentions on human females, and while female orangutans have not,
it
> > has not been for the lack of trying.
> >
> > John Grehan
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: taxacom-bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu [mailto:taxacom-
> > > bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu] On Behalf Of Evgeniy Meyke
> > > Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 3:57 PM
> > > To: 'Taxacom'
> > > Subject: Re: [Taxacom] hominid challenge
> > >
> > > I am sorry guys, I just couldn't help it. As soon as I was shown
> > this,
> > I
> > > just couldn't help it.
> > >
> > >
> > http://redapes.org/video-media/daily-show-tackles-human-ancestor-
> > debate/
> > >
> > >
> > > Evgeniy
> > >
> > >
> > > > > > > > Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2009 15:48:00 -0400
> > > > > > > > From: jgrehan at sciencebuff.org
> > > > > > > > To: taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu
> > > > > > > > Subject: [Taxacom] hominid challenge
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Here's a challenge to all list members who are rock
solid
> > on
> > > > the
> > > > > > > > chimpanzee theory of human origin, especially any who
teach
> > > > that
> > > > > > > > doctrine to students.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > What evidence do supporters of the chimpanzee theory
> > present
> > > > for the
> > > > > > > > inclusion of early fossil hominids (australopiths)
within a
> > > > > > > > human-chimpanzee clade? This is not a question about
> > characters
> > > > > > > > supporting the monophyly of humans and fossil hominids,
but
> > > > > characters
> > > > > > > > that support a human-fossil hominid-chimpanzee clade.
How
> > many
> > > > > > > > characters and what are they?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > This is also not a question about molecular evidence
since
> > > > molecular
> > > > > > > > evidence cannot apply to most of the hominid fossil
> > evidence. I
> > > > look
> > > > > > > > forward to seeing that definitive evidence on this list,
> > > > especially
> > > > > > from
> > > > > > > > those who are so cavalier about dismissing the orangutan
> > > > evidence.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > John Grehan
> > > > > > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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