Let’s review the argument:
Sowmya writes:
ME writes:
Sowmya writes:
Karthikeyan writes:
Other quadrupeds have that synchroniztion maybe because they don't exhibit erect-stance..and likely to lose balance if they move left fore-limb, left hind-limb together...
In humans, that too while walking I don't see that balance coming into the picture..While running, it may help in balancing..as you tend to move your upper body in front...
But isn't walking simply a slower version of runnning? Except for the fact that when we walk, we stay in contact with the ground more, there's not much of a difference, except in speed. And we might not swing our arms as much, because we don't need to be as balanced for walking than running.
Nope.
So what? Just because the body carries itself differently when walking as opposed to running, it doesn't mean that balance is not required for walking. Obviously when you're running, you have to propel yourself forward and it is likely that different muscles work differently to do that, but in terms of balance, you need your arms swinging in both walking and running.
He says that arm swinging is necessary for running but not for walking. You say that arm swinging is necessary for walking because walking is the same as running. I’m saying that walking is not the same as running. Then you say that them being different doesn’t mean that arm swinging is not necessary for walking.
So what?
So, you’re logic is incorrect.
Let A=running, B=walking, and P=swinging arms for balance.
He says A=P and B!=P {{B does not equal P}}
You say that A=B --> B=P.
I say that A!=B.
Then you say (A!=B !--> B!=P) --> B=P {{You say that A not being equal to B does not imply that B does not equal P, therefore B equals P}}
Your conclusion does not follow from the premises. Your argument is not valid.
Of course, this has nothing to do with the truth of the conclusion and I happen to think that you swing your arms for balance when you walk.
But look what he said:
Karthikeyan writes:
In humans, that too while walking I don't see that balance coming into the picture
You need to show that B=P. The way you
tried to show it was based on the false premise that A=B. And now that I’ve proven that A!=B, you’re using an invalid argument to come to the same conclusion. But you still haven’t shown that B=P.
Make sense?