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Ash_F

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18. If you are serious, this is as bad as global warming denial.

Sat Nov 17, 2012, 10:58 AM

Nov 2012

Human ancestor's were omnivores. Bipedalism and larger brains evolved as a result of our ancestors focusing on a more meat centered diet.

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Hunters used stone-tipped spears 200,000 years earlier than previously thought [View all] highplainsdem Nov 2012 OP

I also understand there were stone-tipped weapons shows.. Permanut Nov 2012 #1

don't stop now. zonkers Nov 2012 #2

They can have my stone tipped weapon... awoke_in_2003 Nov 2012 #6

Regardless, everyone still had..... Liberalagogo Nov 2012 #10

This is the first I heard of Homo heidelbergensis. milestogo Nov 2012 #28

While the first fossil find was over a century ago, near Heidelberg (unsurprisingly) muriel_volestrangler Nov 2012 #42

Thank You! milestogo Nov 2012 #46

When stone-tipped weapons are outlawed, only outlaws will have stone-tipped weapons. slackmaster Nov 2012 #17

And there were primitive hominids 4th law of robotics Nov 2012 #47

Lies! Earth is only 6,000 years old. God said so. Kennah Nov 2012 #3

That makes this news a miracle! Fridays Child Nov 2012 #7

...eVen ThE ELeCT shall be dEceiVed Berlum Nov 2012 #12

Hundreds of thousands of years, eh? Today's defense contractors don't have anything on those guys MrScorpio Nov 2012 #4

Breaking news! Only half a million years old! Just kidding. Gotta start somewhere! freshwest Nov 2012 #5

Oh shit, I was told by the holier than thou Iliyah Nov 2012 #8

"Hunters used stone-tipped spears 200,000 earlier than previously thought" ReRe Nov 2012 #9

But earth is only 6000 years old, someone has some splaining to do Exultant Democracy Nov 2012 #11

So in Creationistville, does that make stone-tipped-spear man a dino-killer? valerief Nov 2012 #13

House Republicans present resolution declaring stone tools a theory...nt Evasporque Nov 2012 #14

How can this be? A mere 6,000 years ago we were just talking to snakes and eating apples. nt NorthCarolina Nov 2012 #15

Impossible. The human body is incapable of fully digesting meat. Hunting has never been... slackmaster Nov 2012 #16

If you are serious, this is as bad as global warming denial. Ash_F Nov 2012 #18

Without, proteins, calories and cholesterol AlphaCentauri Nov 2012 #25

That and just the act of chasing down prey Ash_F Nov 2012 #33

Yum! Laha Nov 2012 #19

Yeah, but humans have thumbs lunatica Nov 2012 #20

Chimpanzees have FOUR opposable thumbs RushIsRot Nov 2012 #32

They do eat meat though. /nt Ash_F Nov 2012 #34

Yes they do, happyslug Nov 2012 #37

You Left Off The Sarcasm Alert. Paladin Nov 2012 #21

please meet your little friend trypsin Botany Nov 2012 #22

Damn, talk about your tenderized steaks. Thor_MN Nov 2012 #24

That is one brave dude. joshcryer Nov 2012 #38

So have a look at the dentition of our friendly vegan cousin, the gorilla: Jackpine Radical Nov 2012 #27

Humans are omnivores. They can and do eat pretty much whatever comes along, kestrel91316 Nov 2012 #29

Hook, line and sinker.... PavePusher Nov 2012 #30

Thank you. slackmaster Nov 2012 #35

Choices, choices.... mmmmmmmmm..... n/t PavePusher Nov 2012 #36

You're the worst. Ash_F Nov 2012 #39

Speaking of canine teeth, okasha Nov 2012 #31

plus 100's of thousands of years of humans grinding their teeth.. snooper2 Nov 2012 #43

Sounds like you have an agenda Ter Nov 2012 #40

I was just joining the anti-pseudoscience bandwagon by lampooning a bizarre belief system. slackmaster Nov 2012 #41

It's a quick rip from hunter-gathering communities to the government forcing us... LanternWaste Nov 2012 #44

It's all fun and games until dietary "suggestions" from government become official policy slackmaster Nov 2012 #45

golly the republicans have`t changed much over the years.... madrchsod Nov 2012 #23

Love is fleeting, but stone tools last forever. bluedigger Nov 2012 #26