From: me22over7@gmail.com   
      
   On 19/12/2025 8:32 am, JTEM wrote:   
   > On 12/18/25 6:40 AM, MarkE wrote:   
   >   
   >> Whatever the case, there remains the question of where the large   
   >> amount of additional functionality came from.   
   >   
   > What I'm saying is, the actual problem is that a lot was lost along   
   > the way.   
   >   
   > The ancestor of Chimps had a larger brain. Their brains shrunk as   
   > they evolved away from us and towards hairy jungle gnomes.   
   >   
   > It all works perfectly with Aquatic Ape Theory (AAT), and we all   
   > know this because our brains are so dependent upon DHA, which is   
   > abundant in seafood but not in a forest or on a savanna. So some   
   > numbers from the AAT population pushed inland. They followed the   
   > fresh water sources inland -- in Africa this had to be at the   
   > Horn of Africa, in East Africa, right where the "Cradle of   
   > "Humankind" is. Yes, THEY'VE GOT IT BACKWARDS!  That's not where   
   > "Humankind" arose, that's where individuals from the AAT population   
   > entered Africa, settled & adapted.   
      
   I see your point. That being the case, we still need to explain the   
   gradual accumulation of cognitive function in humans. See my recent   
   reply to JH.   
      
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