Did we evolve from water?
I saw an very interesting talk by Elaine Morgan. I love her as she is a breath of fresh air and tells things like they are.
She had some very valid points about how our bodies are designed for water. She brought up many interesting points about why we don't have hair, how we have an even distribution of fat, how our bodies are streamlined and how we can control our breath.
I have read a few articles about how we can be linked to aquatic life. But you tend to dismiss it, after reading about it time and time again, from different sources I am starting to think that there must be something more out there. Will we ever know the truth, I don't know but it is worth watching the link.
I found another intersting site not related to Elaine Morgan and here is a quote
http://www.gildedgreen.notart.org/33petals/aat.html
Since reading that I have found so much more information on this theory. Here is another excellent read on the subject. http://survive2012.com/index.php/aquatic-ape.html
Here they discuss about how mammals are not designed to walk vertically, because it is grossly inefficient. If the first apes attempted it, they would have been like year old babies: falling over all the time. Furthermore, the “missing link” would have lacked the locking mechanism of the knees that we have today. Imagine trying to stand with your knees bent for a few hours. Without a high priority reason to do so, the human predecessors would have simply given up. Evolution does not have an agenda. Animals cannot see into the future and aspire to being human, they can only respond to need. To gain a better view over the tall grass, a more obvious change, seeing as our ape relatives are good at jumping, would have been to jump higher.
Turns out that most African hominid fossils have been found in or near bodies of water. This is explained as “they were passing by, and stopped for a drink” or “heavy rains made the river overflow and they drowned”. The obvious explanation, that they lived in and beside the water (as most humans still do), is rarely considered.
She had some very valid points about how our bodies are designed for water. She brought up many interesting points about why we don't have hair, how we have an even distribution of fat, how our bodies are streamlined and how we can control our breath.
I have read a few articles about how we can be linked to aquatic life. But you tend to dismiss it, after reading about it time and time again, from different sources I am starting to think that there must be something more out there. Will we ever know the truth, I don't know but it is worth watching the link.
I found another intersting site not related to Elaine Morgan and here is a quote
According to the conventional Aquatic Ape Theory, about 5 million years ago, a small group of our ape ancestors found themselves stranded in a flooded area. Isolated in an aquatic environment, evolution was accelerated (much like in the genetically isolated Galapagos Islands), and various developments were made that made our ancestors more well-adapted to their watery world of whimsical wonder.
Among these developments was the ability to control breathing. Savannah and other land mammals breathe automatically, just as their heart beats. Only humans and sea mammals have the ability to hold their breath. This trait is key not only in allowing sea mammals and humans to hold their breath underwater, but, more importantly, is a development that was key to humans developing and using language, and therefore culture. Similarly, the sea creatures that our ancestors would have had to eat are rich in Omega-7 fatty acids, which are necessary for the significant brain development they underwent to become homos sapiens. Two of our most important traits as humans, intellect and language, stem from our evolutionary path intersecting that of the cetaceans! Isn't that exciting?
http://www.gildedgreen.notart.org/33petals/aat.html
Since reading that I have found so much more information on this theory. Here is another excellent read on the subject. http://survive2012.com/index.php/aquatic-ape.html
Here they discuss about how mammals are not designed to walk vertically, because it is grossly inefficient. If the first apes attempted it, they would have been like year old babies: falling over all the time. Furthermore, the “missing link” would have lacked the locking mechanism of the knees that we have today. Imagine trying to stand with your knees bent for a few hours. Without a high priority reason to do so, the human predecessors would have simply given up. Evolution does not have an agenda. Animals cannot see into the future and aspire to being human, they can only respond to need. To gain a better view over the tall grass, a more obvious change, seeing as our ape relatives are good at jumping, would have been to jump higher.
Turns out that most African hominid fossils have been found in or near bodies of water. This is explained as “they were passing by, and stopped for a drink” or “heavy rains made the river overflow and they drowned”. The obvious explanation, that they lived in and beside the water (as most humans still do), is rarely considered.
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