My conclusion: It would be more accurate to compare Lucy to a bonobo than a chimpanzee.
My opinion: I believe the comparison of Lucy and the bonobo is avoided because she wouldn’t look different enough to convince the general public that she is a missing link. She is intentionally only compared to chimpanzees, because doing so makes her look like more of a “midground” between chimps and humans.
I feel like you think I am arguing something I am not. I am only saying it would be more appropriate to compare Lucy to a bonobo.
Do you think Lucy is closer to the bonobo or the chimpanzee?
If she is closer, why is she only compared to the chimpanzee?
Almost all of my “questions” have been testable. Which one of my testable hypotheses do you disagree with?
My testable hypotheses #1. Lucy has more in common with the bonobo than it does with the chimpanzee. After testing, she does.
My testable hypotheses #2. Every bipedal trait that Lucy has, besides the fishy pelvis, the bonobo has. After testing, true.
My testable hypotheses #3. The history of Lucy’s pelvis is fishy. After testing, Yup.
My testable hypotheses #4. Lucy is consistently shown as an intermediate link between chimpanzees and humans as seen in this picture: https://gab.com/TheGreyGuy/posts/110074854558261993
My conclusion: It would be more accurate to compare Lucy to a bonobo than a chimpanzee.
My opinion: I believe the comparison of Lucy and the bonobo is avoided because she wouldn’t look different enough to convince the general public that she is a missing link. She is intentionally only compared to chimpanzees, because doing so makes her look like more of a “midground” between chimps and humans.
I feel like you think I am arguing something I am not. I am only saying it would be more appropriate to compare Lucy to a bonobo.
Do you think Lucy is closer to the bonobo or the chimpanzee?
If she is closer, why is she only compared to the chimpanzee?