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The reading lists out three considerations to support that the cave paintings were created to ensue hunting successfully. However, the lecture points out that none of them are convincing.

Firstly, the reading cotents that the animals painted, which were revealed on wounded by spears and arrows, and depictions about how they migrate seasonally make the theory more convincing. The speaker acknowledges that there are paintings about hunted animals, however, only a friction of these paintings are about hunted animals. In this way, the theory is weakened.

Secondly, the reading says that humans wearing animals heads, which are believed to mask themselves for hunting, supports the theory. But the listening also disputes this by saying that the human figures with the animal heads are shown in a horizontal position on their backs like they were sleeping rather than standing up. And the figures are not presented with other images that might help us interpret them.

Thirdly, the reading thinks that paintings depicting successful hunts, which have magical power to affect reality in some people's belief, express their hope for hunting successfully. Nonetheless, to reject this hypothesis, the speaker thinks that these paintings might not for ensuring hunting. For example, in some people's belief, their ancestors' spirits lies among these animals. In order to communicate with their ancestors, they depicted these images to hold ceremonies.