Fez Posted October 20, 2012 Group: Royal Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 683 Topics Per Day: 0.12 Content Count: 11,128 Content Per Day: 2.01 Reputation: 1,352 Days Won: 54 Joined: 02/03/2009 Status: Offline Birthday: 12/07/1952 Share Posted October 20, 2012 We are supposed to be very closely connected to chimpanzee's on the "evolutionary" scale. How come then I wake up craving a cup of coffee and not a banana? Sorry, just a random thought... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 We are supposed to be very closely connected to chimpanzee's on the "evolutionary" scale. How come then I wake up craving a cup of coffee and not a banana? Sorry, just a random thought... Could The Coffee Bean Be An Evolved Banana? Said The Monkey To The Chimp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowpoke55 Posted October 21, 2012 Group: Nonbeliever Followers: 0 Topic Count: 0 Topics Per Day: 0 Content Count: 110 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/22/2012 Status: Offline Share Posted October 21, 2012 We are supposed to be very closely connected to chimpanzee's on the "evolutionary" scale. How come then I wake up craving a cup of coffee and not a banana? Sorry, just a random thought... Maybe Occam's razor can help us here... Maybe it's the caffeine Caffeine is a bitter, white crystalline xanthine alkaloid that acts as a stimulant drug and an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle2332 Posted October 22, 2012 Group: Seeker Followers: 0 Topic Count: 0 Topics Per Day: 0 Content Count: 4 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/14/2012 Status: Offline Share Posted October 22, 2012 We are supposed to be very closely connected to chimpanzee's on the "evolutionary" scale. How come then I wake up craving a cup of coffee and not a banana? Sorry, just a random thought... That's because the human brain is much more complex than a chimp's, so we crave for more complex things as coffee, reading and going to the moon. It is conceivable that in millions of years from now chimps will be able to do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinky Posted October 22, 2012 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 200 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 1,602 Content Per Day: 0.30 Reputation: 291 Days Won: 8 Joined: 10/24/2009 Status: Offline Birthday: 01/01/1986 Share Posted October 22, 2012 How come then I wake up craving a cup of coffee and not a banana? Because you're addicted to caffeine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fez Posted October 22, 2012 Group: Royal Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 683 Topics Per Day: 0.12 Content Count: 11,128 Content Per Day: 2.01 Reputation: 1,352 Days Won: 54 Joined: 02/03/2009 Status: Offline Birthday: 12/07/1952 Author Share Posted October 22, 2012 That's because the human brain is much more complex than a chimp's, so we crave for more complex things as coffee, reading and going to the moon. It is conceivable that in millions of years from now chimps will be able to do that. Yes and “three monkeys hitting keys at random on typewriters for an infinite amount of time will almost surely produce Hamlet"--Infinite monkey theorem. Hey, I know those guys! They work with me, I have to comment on their reports....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncn Posted October 22, 2012 Group: Graduated to Heaven Followers: 6 Topic Count: 406 Topics Per Day: 0.09 Content Count: 5,248 Content Per Day: 1.14 Reputation: 1,337 Days Won: 67 Joined: 08/07/2011 Status: Offline Share Posted October 22, 2012 That's because the human brain is much more complex than a chimp's, so we crave for more complex things as coffee, reading and going to the moon. It is conceivable that in millions of years from now chimps will be able to do that. Yes and “three monkeys hitting keys at random on typewriters for an infinite amount of time will almost surely produce Hamlet"--Infinite monkey theorem. Hey, I know those guys! They work with me, I have to comment on their reports....... :24: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdemoss Posted October 22, 2012 Group: Royal Member Followers: 8 Topic Count: 59 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 4,402 Content Per Day: 0.99 Reputation: 2,154 Days Won: 28 Joined: 02/10/2012 Status: Offline Birthday: 04/26/1971 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Is there any evidence to suggest chimps don't wake up craving coffee? Of course, this is not to be taken as direct evidence for evolution though. Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenEagle Posted October 22, 2012 Group: Royal Member Followers: 4 Topic Count: 764 Topics Per Day: 0.18 Content Count: 7,626 Content Per Day: 1.82 Reputation: 1,559 Days Won: 44 Joined: 10/03/2012 Status: Offline Share Posted October 22, 2012 That's because the human brain is much more complex than a chimp's, so we crave for more complex things as coffee, reading and going to the moon. It is conceivable that in millions of years from now chimps will be able to do that. Yes and “three monkeys hitting keys at random on typewriters for an infinite amount of time will almost surely produce Hamlet"--Infinite monkey theorem. Hey, I know those guys! They work with me, I have to comment on their reports....... :24: The theorem was great. The response even better! ROFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle2332 Posted October 22, 2012 Group: Seeker Followers: 0 Topic Count: 0 Topics Per Day: 0 Content Count: 4 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/14/2012 Status: Offline Share Posted October 22, 2012 That's because the human brain is much more complex than a chimp's, so we crave for more complex things as coffee, reading and going to the moon. It is conceivable that in millions of years from now chimps will be able to do that. Yes and “three monkeys hitting keys at random on typewriters for an infinite amount of time will almost surely produce Hamlet"--Infinite monkey theorem. I'm not sure if mocking mainstream science is the best way to get your point across, but then again, Evolution predicts lots of variation of intelligence within a certain group of people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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