Comments on: Does an Arched Foot Bone Prove That Lucy Loved to Walk? http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/02/10/does-an-arched-foot-bone-prove-that-lucy-loved-to-walk/ Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Murel http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/02/10/does-an-arched-foot-bone-prove-that-lucy-loved-to-walk/#comment-25148 Murel Sun, 03 Apr 2011 23:28:42 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=26111#comment-25148 What makes them think that this is not human? The bones are too old for DNA testing. The full skeleton was not found. As far as big man is concerned there is a video of a large ape in a zoo walking on rear legs on Utube. So what is the big deal and who's to say apes or monkeys did not have a species or two which did walk on the rear legs? Gee, there are plenty of small dwarf humans walking around. When these bones are dug up a thousand years from now will they also make them out to be monkeys or apes? To much speckulation going on. What makes them think that this is not human? The bones are too old for DNA testing. The full skeleton was not found.

As far as big man is concerned there is a video of a large ape in a zoo walking on rear legs on Utube. So what is the big deal and who’s to say apes or monkeys did not have a species or two which did walk on the rear legs?

Gee, there are plenty of small dwarf humans walking around. When these bones are dug up a thousand years from now will they also make them out to be monkeys or apes?

To much speckulation going on.

]]> By: Christina Viering http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/02/10/does-an-arched-foot-bone-prove-that-lucy-loved-to-walk/#comment-25147 Christina Viering Sat, 12 Feb 2011 02:29:19 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=26111#comment-25147 She liked to walk. She liked to walk.

]]> By: scott http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/02/10/does-an-arched-foot-bone-prove-that-lucy-loved-to-walk/#comment-25146 scott Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:34:15 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=26111#comment-25146 Also...I see a trend towards a lazy, obese evolution of the human race - that loves sitting and lounging, flipping channels and crunching sugary salty things (made from subsidized corn and soy). If readily available, people do not want to walk, or bike, or swing through trees to get around...they want to sit in their memory foam bucket seats with giant cup holders and glide into AppleBee's for the chicken fried steak....they dont want bike or foot paths to it....if they did, they would be there. Texans dont even want high speed rail...requires too much walking! More people walk in LA... Maybe "nature/evolution" thinks thats the ultimate...a species that can sit and peacefully graze on colorfully packaged foods (like fruit, the biological bribe) and zoom around in safety and comfort with abundant yummy hydrocrabons to add to their hoard? But..does that make the species happy...are sedentary and obese people happy...do they want to be this way, why does this trend continue with all the diet books and shows...and humans gravitate towards that lifestyle yet try to fight it. Also…I see a trend towards a lazy, obese evolution of the human race – that loves sitting and lounging, flipping channels and crunching sugary salty things (made from subsidized corn and soy). If readily available, people do not want to walk, or bike, or swing through trees to get around…they want to sit in their memory foam bucket seats with giant cup holders and glide into AppleBee’s for the chicken fried steak….they dont want bike or foot paths to it….if they did, they would be there. Texans dont even want high speed rail…requires too much walking! More people walk in LA…

Maybe “nature/evolution” thinks thats the ultimate…a species that can sit and peacefully graze on colorfully packaged foods (like fruit, the biological bribe) and zoom around in safety and comfort with abundant yummy hydrocrabons to add to their hoard? But..does that make the species happy…are sedentary and obese people happy…do they want to be this way, why does this trend continue with all the diet books and shows…and humans gravitate towards that lifestyle yet try to fight it.

]]> By: Douglas Watts http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/02/10/does-an-arched-foot-bone-prove-that-lucy-loved-to-walk/#comment-25145 Douglas Watts Fri, 11 Feb 2011 06:50:12 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=26111#comment-25145 Plenty of contemporary humans are more physically adept in trees than on the ground. Especially in Mindinao. Since when has "ground walking" been accepted as a proxy for evolution? It's not. Plenty of contemporary humans are more physically adept in trees than on the ground. Especially in Mindinao. Since when has “ground walking” been accepted as a proxy for evolution? It’s not.

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