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James Hogan’s Ganemean giants had 4 fingers on each hand just like us, but they had 2 opposable thumbs, one on each side of the fingers. Hogan points out that they’d be able to tie their shoes one-handed with ease.
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You should note, however, that Hogan’s Ganymeans also evolved at an exponentially slower rate than humans, probably as a result. Necessity is, after all, the mother of invention.
I for one, think that we would progress faster in our evolutionary path if we were to have fewer and fewer appendages and ancillary protrusions. What we need more of is the fighting human spirit of innovation and invention, especially under extreme duress. Can anyone say “Meteor on collision course”? :eek: