TED Talk: Elaine Morgan says we evolved from Aquatic Apes.
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#2It should be noted that the Aquatic Ape theory is controversial at best.
Re: TED Talk: Elaine Morgan says we evolved from Aquatic Apes.
#3It should be noted that the Aquatic Ape theory is controversial at best.
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Re: TED Talk: Elaine Morgan says we evolved from Aquatic Apes.
#4It should be noted that the Aquatic Ape theory is controversial at best.
Did you watch the talk? That was clear from the theme.
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#6It should be noted that the Aquatic Ape theory is controversial at best.
As has been nearly every major scientific discovery since they very dawn of science itself.
Re: TED Talk: Elaine Morgan says we evolved from Aquatic Apes.
#7Can I flag this for being stupid? OK I am instead going to use it as a teaching moment.
Remember hacker news disease? The symptom of having a strong opinion on topics you really shouldn't be having an opinion on? OK so if you find yourself even remotely agreeing with the Aquatic Ape theory, do yourself a favor and research the counter evidence, it's easy to find and obvious enough to convince yourself.
It's just a shame that non-stupid ideas have to share TED with this. This and that rambling talk about the dangers of robots (OMG roombas!) are so far the worst things I've seen at TED.
Lets just hope that TED doesn't devolve from here.
Re: TED Talk: Elaine Morgan says we evolved from Aquatic Apes.
#8It should be noted that the Aquatic Ape theory is controversial at best.
As has been nearly every major scientific discovery since they very dawn of science itself.
Actually, within the scientific community the aquatic ape theory is about as controversial as intelligent design. It never had any supporting evidence. See http://www.aquaticape.org/
Re: TED Talk: Elaine Morgan says we evolved from Aquatic Apes.
#9Can I flag this for being stupid? OK I am instead going to use it as a teaching moment. Remember hacker news disease? The symptom of having a strong opinion on topics you really shouldn't be having an opinion on? OK so if you find yourself even remotely agreeing with the Aquatic Ape theory, do yourself a favor and research the counter evidence, it's easy to find and obvious enough to convince yourself. It's just a sh…
I have no opinion in particular about this idea, but if this was a teaching moment, seems like a good time to include a link to your easy-to-find counter evidence, rather than name-calling the theory "stupid."
Re: TED Talk: Elaine Morgan says we evolved from Aquatic Apes.
#10Can I flag this for being stupid? OK I am instead going to use it as a teaching moment. Remember hacker news disease? The symptom of having a strong opinion on topics you really shouldn't be having an opinion on? OK so if you find yourself even remotely agreeing with the Aquatic Ape theory, do yourself a favor and research the counter evidence, it's easy to find and obvious enough to convince yourself. It's just a sh…
I have no opinion in particular about this idea, but if this was a teaching moment, seems like a good time to include a link to your easy-to-find counter evidence, rather than name-calling the theory "stupid."