Chimpanzee hand gestures – Uncommon Descent

Animal minds Human evolution Intelligent Design language

Claim: Language originated in hand gestures. How do we know?

Researchers say, because humans can interpret chimp hand gestures. But wait…

kairosfocus CR, why not do an in page search for say, "in the intelligence"? You will find for example 302: As... – L&FP, 66: String -- yes, s-t-r-i-n-g...
Origenes KF @416 … the underlying incoherence is dismissiveness to the observed and/or experienced. Once self evident first truths are denied,... – L&FP, 66: String -- yes, s-t-r-i-n-g...
kairosfocus CR, the FIRST -- branch on which we all sit [so of first principle character] -- fact of experience is... – L&FP, 66: String -- yes, s-t-r-i-n-g...
kairosfocus L&FP, 67: So-called “critical rationalism” and the blunder of denying [defeat-able] warrant for knowledge – L&FP, 67: So-called "critical rationalism" and...
critical rationalist @KF Drumbeat repetition of an answered assertion, pretending that it was not answered repeatedly. Ok, then which comment(s)? Please quote... – L&FP, 66: String -- yes, s-t-r-i-n-g...
critical rationalist If consciousness is fundamental and cannot be explained by something else, then this is where we must base our explanations... – L&FP, 66: String -- yes, s-t-r-i-n-g...
kairosfocus Origenes, the underlying incoherence is dismissiveness to the observed and/or experienced. Once self evident first truths are denied, chaos is... – L&FP, 66: String -- yes, s-t-r-i-n-g...
critical rationalist I wrote… If the recipe for a bacterium is one of these entities that exhibit reliable signs of design, and... – L&FP, 66: String -- yes, s-t-r-i-n-g...
jerry I do not like to discuss religion here because ID has nothing to do with religion but an interesting new... – Otangelo Grasso’s new book, Confirming Yeshua
kairosfocus CR, do you understand what you clipped? Notice, ". . . A class of machine we have analysed since 1948,... – L&FP, 66: String -- yes, s-t-r-i-n-g...
Origenes CR @405 First, if conciseness cannot be explained, then it’s unclear how this reflects any more of an explanation for... – L&FP, 66: String -- yes, s-t-r-i-n-g...
kairosfocus AF, sadly predictable. I suggest that the serious minded onlooker consults the likes of Habermas on that topic, probably the... – L&FP, 66: String -- yes, s-t-r-i-n-g...
critical rationalist CR, you keep twisting things and trying more tangents. First, my core criticism has been consistent. Nor does it reflect... – L&FP, 66: String -- yes, s-t-r-i-n-g...
Alan Fox ...the 500 witnesses to Jesus’ resurrection. One isolated claim, ambiguously worded, that refers to a round number of unnamed people?... – L&FP, 66: String -- yes, s-t-r-i-n-g...
Alan Fox ...the 500 witnesses to Jesus’ resurrection. One isolated claim, ambiguously worded, that refers to a round number of unnamed people?... – L&FP, 66: String -- yes, s-t-r-i-n-g...
Alan Fox ...the 500 witnesses to Jesus’ resurrection. One isolated claim, ambiguously worded, that refers to a round number of unnamed people?... – L&FP, 66: String -- yes, s-t-r-i-n-g...
Alan Fox ...the 500 witnesses to Jesus’ resurrection. One isolated claim, ambiguously worded, that refers to a round number of unnamed people?... – L&FP, 66: String -- yes, s-t-r-i-n-g...
kairosfocus CR, you keep twisting things and trying more tangents. Nowhere have I said we cannot design a vNSR, just we... – L&FP, 66: String -- yes, s-t-r-i-n-g...
critical rationalist What I actually wrote was.... So, perhaps you can explain exactly what way the designer and watch are in different... – L&FP, 66: String -- yes, s-t-r-i-n-g...
Querius Ram @9, Instead or arguing with you, my friend, let me simply provide an inventory of facts that you can... – Otangelo Grasso’s new book, Confirming Yeshua
jerry Critical Rationalists is playing games with people and they are falling for it. He is not serious. He makes up... – L&FP, 66: String -- yes, s-t-r-i-n-g...