I wonder if anyone here can help me find a reference to a theory I read
about, a year or so ago, which goes like this: Fossils suggest that early
man had a predator following him around. Our susceptibility to ideas of
evil or Satan stem from our memory of being stalked by this large, and
presumably extinct, animal.

Of course, the second part can't be proven, but who or where did the idea
come from? And is the first part accepted? (I'm sorry it's such vague and
unscientific language!) Was it in a book? Or some periodical? I'd
appreciate any suggestions.

Or - if anyone can recommend a more appropriate newsgroup for me to ask in,
I'd be grateful.

Thanks,

Brindaban

On Nov 18, 12:58 am, Brindaban <Brinda...@hotmail.com> wrote:
I wonder if anyone here can help me find a reference to a theory I
read about, a year or so ago, which goes like this: Fossils suggest
that early man had a predator following him around. Our
susceptibility to ideas of evil or Satan stem from our memory of
being stalked by this large, and presumably extinct, animal.

Of course, the second part can't be proven, but who or where did the
idea come from? And is the first part accepted? (I'm sorry it's such
vague and unscientific language!) Was it in a book? Or some
periodical? I'd appreciate any suggestions.

Or - if anyone can recommend a more appropriate newsgroup for me to
ask in, I'd be grateful.

Thanks,

Brindaban

In his book "The Songlines," Bruce Chatwin develops the idea that
Dinofelis followed early hominids around, chomping their skulls, and
leaving characteristic dental impressions. I don't think the idea has
gained much acceptance, but its certainly interesting reading.

Thank you very much. Googling for "Satan", even with loads of 'Advanced

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On Nov 18, 12:58 am, Brindaban <Brinda...@hotmail.com> wrote:
I wonder if anyone here can help me find a reference to a theory I
read about, a year or so ago, which goes like this: Fossils suggest
that early man had a predator following him around. Our
susceptibility to ideas of evil or Satan stem from our memory of
being stalked by this large, and presumably extinct, animal.

Of course, the second part can't be proven, but who or where did the
idea come from? And is the first part accepted? (I'm sorry it's such
vague and unscientific language!) Was it in a book? Or some
periodical? I'd appreciate any suggestions.

Or - if anyone can recommend a more appropriate newsgroup for me to
ask in, I'd be grateful.

Thanks,

Brindaban

In his book "The Songlines," Bruce Chatwin develops the idea that
Dinofelis followed early hominids around, chomping their skulls, and
leaving characteristic dental impressions. I don't think the idea has
gained much acceptance, but its certainly interesting reading.

Thank you very much. Googling for "Satan", even with loads of 'Advanced
Search' parameters finds huge quantities of nonsense, of course. Armed
with 'hominid' and 'Dinofelis' I should get a bit further. Do you
remember if he mentions the possible connection with Satan?

By the way, why might a Dinofelis prefer hominid to any other meal? I
mean, I've never heard of lions or tigers actually *preferring* humans to
say zebras.

Thanks again,

Brindaban

The book is only a religious work in the context of Australian native
spirituality. "Satan" has no relevance in that context, so I can't
help you with whatever you're trying to link up.

On Nov 19, 7:35 am, Brindaban <Brinda...@hotmail.com> wrote:





Melodious Thunk <thunk.melodi...@gmail.com> wrote innews:a909acdc-7783-40ad-9af2-ed196e642607@i37g2000hsd.googlegroups.com:

On Nov 18, 12:58 am, Brindaban <Brinda...@hotmail.com> wrote:
I wonder if anyone here can help me find a reference to a theory I
read about, a year or so ago, which goes like this: Fossils suggest
that early man had a predator following him around. Our
susceptibility to ideas of evil or Satan stem from our memory of
being stalked by this large, and presumably extinct, animal.

Of course, the second part can't be proven, but who or where did the
idea come from? And is the first part accepted? (I'm sorry it's such
vague and unscientific language!) Was it in a book? Or some
periodical? I'd appreciate any suggestions.

Or - if anyone can recommend a more appropriate newsgroup for me to
ask in, I'd be grateful.

Thanks,

Brindaban

In his book "The Songlines," Bruce Chatwin develops the idea that
Dinofelis followed early hominids around, chomping their skulls, and
leaving characteristic dental impressions. I don't think the idea has
gained much acceptance, but its certainly interesting reading.

Thank you very much. Googling for "Satan", even with loads of 'Advanced
Search' parameters finds huge quantities of nonsense, of course. Armed
with 'hominid' and 'Dinofelis' I should get a bit further. Do you
remember if he mentions the possible connection with Satan?

The book is only a religious work in the context of Australian native
spirituality. "Satan" has no relevance in that context, so I can't
help you with whatever you're trying to link up.

By the way, why might a Dinofelis prefer hominid to any other meal? I
mean, I've never heard of lions or tigers actually *preferring* humans to
say zebras.

It happens periodically, in India, Nepal, Thailand, and no doubt other
places, that a tiger will apparently develop a preference for humans.
Nowadays the animal is generally taken out quickly; but that wasn't
always the case, and the phrase 'man-eating tiger' is steeped in
reality.





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On Nov 20, 7:49 am, Melodious Thunk <thunk.melodi...@gmail.com> wrote:
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On Nov 18, 12:58 am, Brindaban <Brinda...@hotmail.com> wrote:
I wonder if anyone here can help me find a reference to a theory
I read about, a year or so ago, which goes like this: Fossils
suggest that early man had a predator following him around. Our
susceptibility to ideas of evil or Satan stem from our memory of
being stalked by this large, and presumably extinct, animal.

Of course, the second part can't be proven, but who or where did
the idea come from? And is the first part accepted? (I'm sorry
it's such vague and unscientific language!) Was it in a book? Or
some periodical? I'd appreciate any suggestions.

Or - if anyone can recommend a more appropriate newsgroup for me
to ask in, I'd be grateful.

Thanks,

Brindaban

In his book "The Songlines," Bruce Chatwin develops the idea that
Dinofelis followed early hominids around, chomping their skulls,
and leaving characteristic dental impressions. I don't think the
idea has gained much acceptance, but its certainly interesting
reading.

Thank you very much. Googling for "Satan", even with loads of
'Advanced
Search' parameters finds huge quantities of nonsense, of course.
Armed with 'hominid' and 'Dinofelis' I should get a bit further. Do
you remember if he mentions the possible connection with Satan?

The book is only a religious work in the context of Australian native
spirituality. "Satan" has no relevance in that context, so I can't
help you with whatever you're trying to link up.

By the way, why might a Dinofelis prefer hominid to any other meal?
I mean, I've never heard of lions or tigers actually *preferring*
humans to say zebras.

It happens periodically, in India, Nepal, Thailand, and no doubt
other places, that a tiger will apparently develop a preference for
humans. Nowadays the animal is generally taken out quickly; but that
wasn't always the case, and the phrase 'man-eating tiger' is steeped
in reality.





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Just as a side note, most predators prefer herbivores for food. The
meat tastes better, and the kill is easier. I guess you eat what you
get, but a predator will choose a herbivore over another meateater
meat any day. Ken

On Nov 18, 12:58 am, Brindaban <Brinda...@hotmail.com> wrote:





I wonder if anyone here can help me find a reference to a theory I read
about, a year or so ago, which goes like this: Fossils suggest that early
man had a predator following him around. Our susceptibility to ideas of
evil or Satan stem from our memory of being stalked by this large, and
presumably extinct, animal.

Of course, the second part can't be proven, but who or where did the idea
come from?

unscientific language!) Was it in a book? Or some periodical? I'd
appreciate any suggestions.

Or - if anyone can recommend a more appropriate newsgroup for me to ask in,
I'd be grateful.

Thanks,

Brindaban

In his book "The Songlines," Bruce Chatwin develops the idea that
Dinofelis followed early hominids around, chomping their skulls, and
leaving characteristic dental impressions. I don't think the idea has
gained much acceptance, but its certainly interesting reading.- Hide quoted text -

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