If we were as hairy as our human ancestors, would we still be clothed?
Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2015 7:37 pm
I think the answer would be yes (based in part on having the concept of clothing). What do you think?
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If we were as hairy as our human ancestors, would we still be clothed?
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Re: If we were as hairy as our human ancestors, would we still be clothed?
Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2015 9:48 pm
Covering or dress is utopian in that it covers and elevates the animal
Re: If we were as hairy as our human ancestors, would we still be clothed?
Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2015 10:03 pm
You might as well ask if we would still wear clothes if we had scales like our ancestors.
Re: If we were as hairy as our human ancestors, would we still be clothed?
Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2015 10:11 pm
Clothing allows humans to adorn an otherwise unattractive body.
Attributed to Winston Churchill,
Lady Nancy Astor: Winston, you are drunk.
Churchill: Indeed, Madam, and you are ugly—but tomorrow I'll be sober.
Attributed to Winston Churchill,
Lady Nancy Astor: Winston, you are drunk.
Churchill: Indeed, Madam, and you are ugly—but tomorrow I'll be sober.
Re: If we were as hairy as our human ancestors, would we still be clothed?
Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2015 3:53 am
I don't get people who wear pajamas to bed.... TMI! 
Re: If we were as hairy as our human ancestors, would we still be clothed?
Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2015 3:56 am
I know a guy who walked around naked inside an apartment building (maybe he was sleepwalking).Dalek Prime wrote:I don't get people who wear pajamas to bed.... TMI!
PhilX
Re: If we were as hairy as our human ancestors, would we still be clothed?
Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2015 3:59 am
The whole building? Whoops!Philosophy Explorer wrote:I know a guy who walked around naked inside an apartment building (maybe he was sleepwalking).Dalek Prime wrote:I don't get people who wear pajamas to bed.... TMI!
PhilX
Re: If we were as hairy as our human ancestors, would we still be clothed?
Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2015 4:08 am
Were you watching him with your binoculars?Philosophy Explorer wrote:I know a guy who walked around naked inside an apartment building (maybe he was sleepwalking).Dalek Prime wrote:I don't get people who wear pajamas to bed.... TMI!
PhilX
Re: If we were as hairy as our human ancestors, would we still be clothed?
Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2015 4:09 am
Tsk, tsk.vegetariantaxidermy wrote:Were you watching him with your binoculars?Philosophy Explorer wrote:I know a guy who walked around naked inside an apartment building (maybe he was sleepwalking).Dalek Prime wrote:I don't get people who wear pajamas to bed.... TMI!
PhilX
Re: If we were as hairy as our human ancestors, would we still be clothed?
Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2015 5:58 am
I think the issue of hair is far more important than clothing. As hairless creatures we don't have to stop and pant like other animals. This affords early human hunters an evolutionary advantage.
Re: If we were as hairy as our human ancestors, would we still be clothed?
Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2015 6:10 am
I know you'd be watching him with your bifocals. And if the situation were reversed, who'd be watching you?vegetariantaxidermy wrote:Were you watching him with your binoculars?Philosophy Explorer wrote:I know a guy who walked around naked inside an apartment building (maybe he was sleepwalking).Dalek Prime wrote:I don't get people who wear pajamas to bed.... TMI!
PhilX
PhilX