@icyfroth wrote:
@siggie-reported-by-alarmists wrote:
@icyfroth wrote:
@siggie-reported-by-alarmists wrote:
@icyfroth wrote:
@siggie-reported-by-alarmists wrote:As humans are Omnivores.......we actually have more in common with carnivores than herbivores...........
Early humans were eating meat over a million years ago and possibly as far back as 2.6 million years go.
Yeah but they died out.If they died out.........we wouldn't 't be here.......... sigh.........
The term "hominid" is also used in the more restricted sense as hominins or "humans and relatives of humans closer than chimpanzees".[2]
In this usage, all hominid species other than Homo sapiens are extinct.
A number of known extinct genera are grouped with humans in the Homininae subfamily, others with orangutans in the Ponginae subfamily.
The primatological term hominid is easily confused with a number of very similar words:
- A hominoid, commonly called an ape, is a member of the superfamily Hominoidea: extant members are the lesser apes (gibbons) and great apes.
- A hominine is a member of the subfamily Homininae: gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos and humans (excludes orangutans).
- A hominin is a member of the tribe Hominini: modern humans and their extinct relatives.
- A human is a member of the genus Homo, of which Homo sapiens is the only extant species, and within that Homo sapiens sapiens is the only surviving subspecies.
Homo sapiens (Latin: "wise man") is the scientific name for the human species. Homo is the human genus, which also includes Neanderthals and many other extinct species of hominid;
H. sapiens is the only surviving species of the genus Homo.
Modern humans are the subspecies Homo sapiens sapiens, which differentiates them from what has been argued to be their direct ancestor, Homo sapiens idaltu.
Anatomically modern humans first appear in the fossil record in Africa about 195,000 years ago, and studies of molecular biology give evidence that the approximate time of divergence from the common ancestor of all modern human populations was 200,000 years ago.
Ok but the question is, did humans eat meat back then?
Yes of course they did. You eat pretty much anything to survive. Bugs, snails, whatever you can catch or kill. Ask Bear Grylls. There would have been long periods in earth's history where it would have been difficult to grow food or harvest it from nature.
The point is, humans are not naturally meat eaters and can survive, even thrive on a vegetarian diet.
Humans can also manage the ingestion and digestion of meat quite well but cannot live exclusively on meat without serious health issues such as bowel and heart disease.
By all means enjoy a good hearty steak or roast (I do) but don't kid youself that a diet high in animal products is good for you.
A good barbeque is appropriate for today's ANZAC day holiday, I think, pity it's raining.
Human evolution
This article is about the divergence of Homo saapiens from other species.
For a complete timeline of human evolution, see Timeline of human evolution. For other uses, see Human evolution (disambiguation)."Evolution of Man" redirects here. For the album by Example, see The Evolution of Man.Human evolution is the evolutionary process leading up to the appearance of modern humans. While it began with the last common ancestor of all life, the topic usually covers only the evolutionary history of primates, in particular the genus Homo, and the emergence of Homo sapiens as a distinct species of hominids (or "great apes").
The study of human evolution involves many scientific disciplines, including physical anthropology, primatology, archaeology, ethology, linguistics, evolutionary psychology, embryology and genetics.[1]Genetic studies show that primates diverged from other mammals about 85 million years ago in the Late Cretaceous period, and the earliest fossils appear in the Paleocene, around55 million years ago.[2] The family Hominidae diverged from the Hylobatidae (Gibbon) family 15-20 million years ago, and around 14 million years ago, the Ponginae (orangutans), diverged from the Hominidae family.[3] Bipedalism is the basic adaption of the Hominin line, and the earliest bipedal Hominin is considered to be either Sahelanthropus or Orrorin, with Ardipithecus, a full bipedal, coming somewhat later. The gorilla and chimpanzee diverged around the same time, about 4-6 million years ago, and either Sahelanthropus or Orrorin may be our last shared ancestor with them. The early bipedals eventually evolved into the australopithecines and later the genus Homo.
Consider what evolution means Icy.....lol.
no argument from me on this point siggie...lol
after millennia, humans have still not evolved to carnivores, though.
That's because humans are omnivores.......both carnivores and omnivores eat meat....... herbivores do not......
@siggie-reported-by-alarmists wrote:
@icyfroth wrote:
@siggie-reported-by-alarmists wrote:
@icyfroth wrote:
@siggie-reported-by-alarmists wrote:
@icyfroth wrote:
@siggie-reported-by-alarmists wrote:As humans are Omnivores.......we actually have more in common with carnivores than herbivores...........
Early humans were eating meat over a million years ago and possibly as far back as 2.6 million years go.
Yeah but they died out.If they died out.........we wouldn't 't be here.......... sigh.........
The term "hominid" is also used in the more restricted sense as hominins or "humans and relatives of humans closer than chimpanzees".[2]
In this usage, all hominid species other than Homo sapiens are extinct.
A number of known extinct genera are grouped with humans in the Homininae subfamily, others with orangutans in the Ponginae subfamily.
The primatological term hominid is easily confused with a number of very similar words:
- A hominoid, commonly called an ape, is a member of the superfamily Hominoidea: extant members are the lesser apes (gibbons) and great apes.
- A hominine is a member of the subfamily Homininae: gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos and humans (excludes orangutans).
- A hominin is a member of the tribe Hominini: modern humans and their extinct relatives.
- A human is a member of the genus Homo, of which Homo sapiens is the only extant species, and within that Homo sapiens sapiens is the only surviving subspecies.
Homo sapiens (Latin: "wise man") is the scientific name for the human species. Homo is the human genus, which also includes Neanderthals and many other extinct species of hominid;
H. sapiens is the only surviving species of the genus Homo.
Modern humans are the subspecies Homo sapiens sapiens, which differentiates them from what has been argued to be their direct ancestor, Homo sapiens idaltu.
Anatomically modern humans first appear in the fossil record in Africa about 195,000 years ago, and studies of molecular biology give evidence that the approximate time of divergence from the common ancestor of all modern human populations was 200,000 years ago.
Ok but the question is, did humans eat meat back then?
Yes of course they did. You eat pretty much anything to survive. Bugs, snails, whatever you can catch or kill. Ask Bear Grylls. There would have been long periods in earth's history where it would have been difficult to grow food or harvest it from nature.
The point is, humans are not naturally meat eaters and can survive, even thrive on a vegetarian diet.
Humans can also manage the ingestion and digestion of meat quite well but cannot live exclusively on meat without serious health issues such as bowel and heart disease.
By all means enjoy a good hearty steak or roast (I do) but don't kid youself that a diet high in animal products is good for you.
A good barbeque is appropriate for today's ANZAC day holiday, I think, pity it's raining.
Human evolution
This article is about the divergence of Homo saapiens from other species.
For a complete timeline of human evolution, see Timeline of human evolution. For other uses, see Human evolution (disambiguation)."Evolution of Man" redirects here. For the album by Example, see The Evolution of Man.Human evolution is the evolutionary process leading up to the appearance of modern humans. While it began with the last common ancestor of all life, the topic usually covers only the evolutionary history of primates, in particular the genus Homo, and the emergence of Homo sapiens as a distinct species of hominids (or "great apes").
The study of human evolution involves many scientific disciplines, including physical anthropology, primatology, archaeology, ethology, linguistics, evolutionary psychology, embryology and genetics.[1]Genetic studies show that primates diverged from other mammals about 85 million years ago in the Late Cretaceous period, and the earliest fossils appear in the Paleocene, around55 million years ago.[2] The family Hominidae diverged from the Hylobatidae (Gibbon) family 15-20 million years ago, and around 14 million years ago, the Ponginae (orangutans), diverged from the Hominidae family.[3] Bipedalism is the basic adaption of the Hominin line, and the earliest bipedal Hominin is considered to be either Sahelanthropus or Orrorin, with Ardipithecus, a full bipedal, coming somewhat later. The gorilla and chimpanzee diverged around the same time, about 4-6 million years ago, and either Sahelanthropus or Orrorin may be our last shared ancestor with them. The early bipedals eventually evolved into the australopithecines and later the genus Homo.
Consider what evolution means Icy.....lol.
no argument from me on this point siggie...lol
after millennia, humans have still not evolved to carnivores, though.
That's because humans are omnivores.......both carnivores and omnivores eat meat....... herbivores do not......
Because, as a human, I have a carnivores mouth and digestive tract.... not a herbivores.
There are major differences between the two.......humans are designed to eat meat.....so I do....
Are you saying you're not entirely human?
By all means eat all the meat you like. It's your colon.
@am*3 wrote:
"How can such an inane, shallow question generate so many responses? The questioner is experimenting with you for his pleasure."
A change from the pretendy, inane, repetitive comments political threads that most posters aren't interested in or are bored to death with is my answer to that question. 🙂
p.s We are used to bob the OP.
yes because discussing eating habits is just soooooo interesting...........
And don't kid yourself that you're a carnivore that's meant and designed to eat meat.
my step-father thought he was a carnivore, and demanded meat on the table morning noon and night
can't recall him eating fruit or veg at all the five years i knew him
mum had to cook balanced meals separately for herself and the kids
he snuffed at an early age of 55, i wonder why?
@acacia_pycnantha wrote:Humans are omnivores. They eat roots and leaves and even desire the flesh of other animals.
I'd rather not eat so much meat but I'm not allowed to cook so I either eat what I'm given or I eat peanut butter sandwiches.
well, at least peanuts are not sentient beings, are they?
