[ExI] humans as much bonobo as chimp

[John Grigg]

Spike wrote:
Cool!  Bonobos are as human as chimps.  This is good: I would far rather be
a bonobo’s cousin than a chimp’s cousin.  The researchers say bonobos are
much nicer people than either chimps or people.
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It would make for an interesting science fiction novel, to show a world
where humans came exclusively from the Bonobo side.  It could be a parallel
worlds novel, with our violence shocking them, and their sexual abandon
horrifying us...


John
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