Lawry, I don't recall Desmond making the comparison. But, you bring a thought to mind. If we had been limited to certain times for congress, what might have been the result?
Would we have been overcome by more vigorous species, or would we have used our available time and energy to more intellectual ends? Harry ======================================= Lawrence wrote: >Good morning, Harry, Keith, Pete, Ray, et al, > >That must have been quite an interview! > >Did he by any chance compare 'evolutionary advantages' of sex and brain? >That is, homo sapiens (whew, I nearly wrote 'we') could have relatively >mediocre sexual capabilities but such a procreational and evolutionary >advantage due to our brains and langauge that we emerged nonetheless. > >I am not sure I would call homo sapiens dominant, at least not until we have >shown that we are capable of resolving the massive social problems we are >creating for ourselves. I have been chugging away casually at Wilson's ANT >tome and am quite impressed with those little critters. Talk about >guaranteed minimum wage and collaboration! > >Cheers, >Lawry > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Harry Pollard > > Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 7:10 PM > > To: Ray Evans Harrell; pete; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: The Arts and Reality (was Brain Tutorial) > > > > > > Ray, > > > > As you have said, this is a most interesting discussion, but properly you > > have entered a demurrer or two. > > > > As I read, I am reminded of the hundreds of radio interviews I've > > completed. Perhaps the best of them was the hour with Desmond Morris, > > zoologist and author of the best selling "The Naked Ape". > > > > He told me the most important advantage we had over other species was our > > genitalia. We out bred the rest of the animal kingdom. > > > > Guess we are a sexy lot and it sure beats a full frontal lobe. > > > > Harry ****************************** Harry Pollard Henry George School of LA Box 655 Tujunga CA 91042 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: (818) 352-4141 Fax: (818) 353-2242 *******************************
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