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Subject: Re: A Question McGinn Can't and Won't Answer
From: Claudius Denk <claudiusd...@sbcglobal.net>
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On Sep 28, 8:34=A0pm, RichTravsky <traRvEskyM...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Claudius Denk wrote:
>
> > On Sep 21, 5:45 pm, RichTravsky <traRvEskyM...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > > Claudius Denk wrote:
>
> > > > Humans have endurant qualities. =A0(Specifically, hominids have
> > > > "slow twitch" muscles, which are less strong but more endurant.)
> > > > These endurant qualities are associated with all aspects of our
> > > > existence--not just running/walking. =A0Endurant qualities are more
> > > > associated with consciousness in general than they are with any
> > > > particular activity. =A0Consciousness (awareness) and endurantism
> > > > have everything to do with communal territorialism. =A0They have to
> > > > do with maintaining a presence on a territorial claim (garden
> > > > habitat) to serve as a threat to dissuade inmigrating food
> > > > competitor species and so that the call can go out to a larger
> > > > community to take action to prevent inmigration of food
> > > > competitor species, especially during the dry season. =A0Might
> > > > this have involved 'troops" being mobilized over relatively long
> > > > distances? =A0Sure. =A0And might this activity in and of itself hav=
e
> > > > benefited from endurant running? =A0Sure. =A0But does this have
> > > > anything whatsoever to do with hominids evading predators
> > > > and/or going on excursions into treeless habitat to compete
> > > > with dedicated predators? =A0Absolutely not, because if that was
> > > > the case we would expect them to maintain their "fast twitch"
> > > > musculature so that they could stay competitive.
>
> > > > Answer this question: Do you deny that endurant physical qualities
> > > > (slow twitch muscle) and Consciousness are functionally complimenta=
ry
> > > > in the context of a scenario that indicates communal territorialism=
 as
> > > > a survival strategy, like that indicated in my Ecological Gatekeepe=
r
> > > > Hypothesis?
>
> > > > If your answer is yes, provide details.
>
> > > If that's what you believe, provide details. You simply declaring it =
does
> > > not make it so. Bear in mind we don't have access to your imagination=
.
>
> > Sour grapes.
>
> Coward.

Hmm.  It would appear that I'm the one that went out on limb in this
discussion, not you.  You couldn't even answer my very reasonable
question.