Which, in a nutshell, defines the inherent and complete idiocy of claiming that "hominid palaentology" is "science."
If “modern man” coexisted with the neanderthal, then it wasn’t evolution was it?
Fascinating stuff. I’ve often thought I would like to turn my talents towards examining fossils and learning what ancient life was like. But since I’ve never actually encountered a paleontological/molecular biological research group dedicated to such study, and medical research has tons of opportunities and is quite lucrative, I simply have not seriously looked into making such a career change.
I’m confused. He said that Neandethals were never in Africa. And yet “modern man” came out of Africa and mixed with them.
How is that possible? He’s suggesting that two species of humanoids developed completely independantly and yet could interbreed.
I don’t dispute that we probably mixed with whatever was close to us, I do dispute that Neanderthals were never in Africa. Did they not almost have to have ancestors in common or they wouldn’t have been able to breed?
Instruct me, SunkenCiv, where am I going wrong?
An interesting question would be “Who has the MOST Neanderthal genetic makeup?”. Since the percentage varies.
Which scientist do you believe? NOVA ran a series this week on the evolution of man. They said in this show that the entire Neanderthal genome has now been sequenced and that from this evidence there was no interbreeding between modern man and Neanderthals for 200,000 years.
Neanderthal men raided Cro-magnon caves to steal their women coz the paper bag hadn`t been invented yet.
I’m sure that Paabo is a fair and objective scientist without any financial interest in furthering his theories. What? He works at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Studies? You mean this could be to his financial benefit? Follow the money.
...And yea, I still watch PBS; as I well know, PBS Cares...
