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Comment author: skeptical_lurker 05 September 2014 01:45:41PM 1 point [-]

Maybe you need to be a carnivore in order to evolve theory of mind

(gorillas have theory of mind)[http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn18658-mindreading-gorillas-love-a-good-game.html#.VAm-UXVdX0o]

Although, maybe an ancestor of theirs was a omnivore?