Posted: May 28, 2014 12:16 pm
Jayjay4547 wrote:The bow and arrow is irreducibly complex which means that its origin must make an interesting story but we don't know what that is. Maybe it involved an exaptation from a musical instrument. Maybe not.
Yeah, I would have thought something more like a sling to propel projectiles would be a more likely candidate than a musical instrument — you know, because that's also a weapon, with a somewhat similar mechanism. Though, what would I know? My ancestors probably invented haggis. But, no, let's go with a musical instrument as being the possible precursor to a more accurate and effective hunting weapon... or maybe not.