These days, the tree is now considered to be a bush by some. ` [log in to unmask] > >Todd Moody opined: > >This is idiotic. Man-like? Gorillas were here first; they > >should be well adapted to their food supply. > > This statement is uninformed and unprovable. All assertions about evolution are uprovable. It is not, however, uninformed. > The most > current thought is that modern-era primates descended > from a common ancestor, not from each other. I didn't say otherwise, but the gorillas branched off before we did, at least according to our best current understanding. > As for > "well adapted", the huge guts of gorillas and orang-utans > likely indicates the need for processing large amounts > of low-nutrient food, i.e. vegetation mostly. The huge > guts of some humans points toward an unsuitable or incom- > patible diet, at least according to Paleofood theory. Did I write something that leads you to believe that I disagree with this? > But then the originator of the "Bambi-cheese" conjecture > often makes such uninformed and unprovable assertions > based on logic or philosophy, not on scientific evidence. Who is the originator of that conjecture? Do you think it's me? If so, you are wrong. > At any rate, humans diverged from what became apes long > ago, and we have our own unique problems & issues. Exactly. This is an excellent argument against generalizations about the "primate diet" as well. Todd Moody [log in to unmask]