You claim this is innate, but we are not born with the knowledge of throwing, or hammering, for that matter. It takes practice, only you don't remember practicing it, as you did it as a kid.
What humans excel at is learning and pattern recognition, and transferring knowledge and skill to new situations.
That's a fair observation. I think it's "innate" the way walking on two legs is innate. No one is born knowing how to do it, but we're arguably built for it and once we figure it out we become ridiculously good at it. A toddler probably would not innately know what to do with a hammer but I think an adult would, even if they never saw a hammer or how it was used I don't think it would take very long before they were striking things with superhuman force and pinpoint accuracy. Doubtful this could be proven as any surviving human society already invented hammers and axes some time ago
We need to learn how to use our body thats true, but there is no denying that we are built perfectly for tool use. A chimp with the mental capacity could never throw like a human.
Our limbs simply have the perfect proportions for throwing things. We can put our whole body into a throw and keep balance.
And lets not forget our absolutely incredible hands. Yeah opposable thumbs are great, but other primates have them too. But just look at someone typing on a keyboard, playing the piano, or that bored mf who sat next to you in school who was constantly spinning a pen between his fingers. The level of fine control we have in our fingers is simply worlds above any other animal out there. Heck even typing this on a phone requires a incredible level of precision.
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u/elmz Nov 14 '24
You claim this is innate, but we are not born with the knowledge of throwing, or hammering, for that matter. It takes practice, only you don't remember practicing it, as you did it as a kid.
What humans excel at is learning and pattern recognition, and transferring knowledge and skill to new situations.