Dark_solder18 t1_j6h2bhh wrote
It's to show that you don't have a weapon in your hands
And no weapons = coming in peace
3_Words t1_j6h2iik wrote
literally even how handshakes started, originally people shook hands by shaking each others forearms, this was to prove you did not carry a weapon in your dominate hand.
KuaLeifArne t1_j6i4vpb wrote
I wonder what would happen if a person was left handed. Could they wield a weapon in their left hand while shaking with their right?
Doreen666 t1_j6iir4i wrote
no, it's impossible to shake a hand with something in your other hand
try it if you dont believe me
Paranormalishh_ t1_j6j29aj wrote
It checks out, I just tried it, didn't work
crookshanks_cat OP t1_j6h2njq wrote
true, but we can still use our fists as weapons and we still raise our hands to show we won’t use them. other animals don’t really seem to do this when they too have fists or something to use. 🤷🏻♂️
Doreen666 t1_j6iixln wrote
fists are really crap weapons. hands break easily.
we've been successful due to tools so a display of "i do not have a dangerous tool" is an obvious evolution to indicate "I am no threat" to another human
zanfitto t1_j6i5vnk wrote
A fist doesn't mean much for a convention that was stabilished after the invention of weapons
crookshanks_cat OP t1_j6i6148 wrote
idk i definitely prefer a fist up my ass
3_Words t1_j6h3yhj wrote
we are a strange species.
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