On Thursday, February 21, 2019 at 10:45:03 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >
> > A pair of sticks are no more or less primitive than a fork.
>
> Oh yes they are, timewise.

Can you provide quantitative evidence of this assertion?

> >
> > Before the relatively recent invention of the fork, your ancestors
> > used their fingers or stabbed their food with a knife.
>
> Do you see anything wrong with that? If so, then why did they
> (and YOU) switch to eating with twigs?

Your ancestors never switched to twigs. They switched to the fork
after it was invented.

> the old sticks have been
> replaced by more useful utensils now.

No. The sticks are still in use in the area where they were invented.

> Many primitive earthlings
> still sit on the floor and eat with their hands. Many still eat
> raw food like before fire and cooking was invented. All of those
> oldest people are dead now and they all died at a very young age.
> I see no reason to mimick their ancient ways.
>
> Respect our history but not try to recreate. Joan was correct,
> imo. Using chopsticks by modern people that didn't grow up using
> them, is just a showoff dumb thing to so unless you use them all
> the time for every meal.
>
> You work with computers. Do you use an abacus for work? That's
> the old ancient way too. Still use a slide rule? Doubtful.

I don't use an abacus at work, but sometimes I do arithmetic in my
head. It's just quicker. Not every invention is an advancement.

> Note: I love ya, Cindy. Please don't get mad at my opposite
> opinions.

Not mad, as such, except when you are judgmental about what other
people use.

Cindy Hamilton