Posted by AuntieMel on May 27, 2005, at 10:31:00
In reply to Re: Back to the point » AuntieMel, posted by alexandra_k on May 26, 2005, at 19:22:43
It seems to me to be a logical that humans evolved as carnivores and to use the shape of the teeth as a way to back that logic up.
I don't see a similar corrallary between the size of men and the premise that it is so they can overpower women.
There are many other possibilities for this bit of evolution. Example (and the one I like):
Women *chose* larger, stronger men because they were better hunter/gatherers and because they were better able to defend the family from predators. After many generations of this choosing the smaller, weaker men became less common.
Nature backs this up - with examples of male animals fighting to the death for the privilege of mating with a desired female. And even to a point with other male animals becoming more and more flashy looking to attract the female of the species.
Some of this natural selection is still occuring in humans. How many women prefer taller men?
I'll get back to the rest of it later - I've got tendonitis in my wrist and it's hard to type.
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