RE: How Humans afford their superior Brains - The Expensive Tissue Hypothesis
It is the whole point of this work to show that the diet is a limiting factor to the development of extensive neuronal structures like the brain. Therefore it is necessary and only makes sense to compare different species.
Furthermore it is not reasonable to discus the intelligence difference between living individuals. (They are all of the same species and there you will only find short-term influence factors and statistic distribution.) This topic tackles evolutionary questions and prerequesits, therefore has to deal with "a greater view of the whole". You must preclude individual differences rising from various sources as much as possible, to be able to assign them to a distinct habit of an species which then (like here) drove their further evolution.
Therefore from my point of view, based on my scientific experience, it is not reasonable to compare vegetarians to meat eaters in terms of intelligence. The answer of this study will answer the wrong question. Because what you will get out of this study, will not answer, whether one of the diets favors higher intelligence, but rather which group ('less intelligent' vs. 'more intelligent') tend more to consume in a specific way.
The dietary habits discussed here will not show a difference if it is done by a single person over one lifetime. Evolution is a gradual and slow process and you are wrong if you believe it can be also observed in single individuals like in the timeframe of an whole species developing step by step.
The articel is spotless and your points to, ok? im not nagging in them ;) Im just trying to push it a bit longer.... If we/articel now state 'afford' bigger brain do to less digestive track? fare, cool, im IN and agree :D we know cows dont rule the world ha ha i just have a hard time seeing a cow ask-why? ;0 so il guess what i am saying is, compair species with simaler trades...? as from were i am standing, thats more fare :)
Hm need to part this a bit... 1> i dont think vegitarian have less intelligens then a meat eater.. i think/ belive it has to do with base , as in mom & dad, upbringing and so on, as in hooow many times they did get anwser on their -what & why's ;) AS we knooooow Substantia alba plus nuclei ,will grow/be better with more infuence/edjucation :) soo im actually wondering/questioning MORE, whyyy they dident do that research also? and add that :) as they are already on a great track :D
Naa me never said or meant, it can OR should be studied in 1 person... Im just saying, alll this data we now have looked at, we could have used to look at a long perspective, even in juust humans :)
It comes down to the fact that it is just a totally different question, needing no anthropologists but rather psychologists, neuroscientists,... to answer this question. This is why THEY didn't do this study.
I am sure someone did work on it. Right now I am not aware of an as extensive and qualitatively as good work as I presented - for a very much different topic.
But there might be one.
hm yes i KNOW<<points ^^ buuut they shouldent be..... ;0 Hm heay Mr noo dissing the anthropologists now, they can still play ;) LOL :P jupp, phsyc ya know, i am all game , wether that now is animals or wazz effer, its still a 'WHY' involved ;) Hun, i AM with you and noooot in any way shape or form question that BUT my point is, finding the results, i think they should gone OUTside their box ;) Hm i couldent find any :(
topic stands, i just wished they looked deeper, like pushed a bit longer.. I (secretly think/beeing hopeful, if you push
your brain, it will grow and that should be counted in (& no im not talking 1 person, im talking generations) )🐉🐲💗💗>>>>>
<<THIS is hm yumyum 🐉🐲💗
@mountain.phil28 ya upset, angry in the nose wizz me??? :( :(
No way, just don't get you crazy Dragon 😝
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mountain.phil28
ok fare enuff. that was sad to hear. i might have been able to clear that up, if you hade asked.
Thank you, you to :)