Elaine Morgan says we evolved from aquatic apes

http://www.ted.com Elaine Morgan is a tenacious proponent of the aquatic ape hypothesis: the idea that humans evolved from primate ancestors who dwelt in watery habitats. Hear her spirited defense of the idea -- and her theory on why mainstream science doesn't take it seriously.

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[Nerolus]

Sorry guys, there's no jumpcuts here. This lady isn't exactly Raywilliamjohnson or shay carl. It's a TED talk. If you don't have mind to listen to discovery and lecture, this isn't for you. Thats what a TED talk is.

She may or may not be interesting to you, she may or may not be correct, but that is what a TED talk is about - lecture, discovery, exploration.

Now I remember why I used to have youtube comments hidden via a greasemonkey script.

[Toadmeister327]

Elaime Morgan is no more than a peddler of pseudoscientific babble. Her whole hypothesis is based on conjecture and is either utterly unproven or in some cases disproven. One would think TED could do better

[RageMonkey37]

@boobootoob I don't think you know what the difference between a pig and a hog is...

[Toadmeister327]

@lightandbeautiful I've heard they all attend a meeting once a year and disuss and amend that agenda! Luckily for me and lightandbeautiful our tinfoil hats keep us safe from their malign influence!

[lightandbeautiful]

Homosexual activists understand the power of words.

Please visit my channel to watch a one-minute video clip in which popular atheist author Richard Dawkins admits that homosexual activists "hijacked the word 'gay'".

The word "homosexual" is more appropriate and accurate because it, unlike the word "gay", actually describes the behavior/attraction/relationsh­ip being discussed.

The word "gay" helps homosexual activists push their agenda.

[LemmingClub]

I don't see this theory as unscientific or crazy. It is probably wrong, but if it turns out to be right, it wouldn't exactly set the world on fire. Also what's so crazy about Yetis? They would be like snow-gorillas. Would it really be so crazy if we found that in addition to polar bears and snow leopards there are/were also snow gorillas?

[macvill1x]

@JebusFugginSlice I agree with your three sentences 100%.

[crudhousefull]

Such a cute lady. Great speaker

[crudhousefull]

Western bible - The Origin of Species. I hear the same veneration I hear when people speak of 'God'. How many TED talks refer to this lol...and with the same veneration...and there's always a gentle sigh of deep emotional connection from the audience when it is

[spaik007]

im open minded about this, truly. but i would like some more evidence before i believe it, like a fossil from any aquatic ape.

[DigitalHemorrhoids]

this lady is amazing!