Neanderthal man walks among us, Poland's far-right says

AFP via Yahoo! News ^ | Mon Oct 23, 2006 | Jean-Luc Testault

[Lukasz]

These are deep conclussions... from evolution theory to anti-Semitism?

[ichabod1]

You know, don't you, that "that's sooo condescending" is from one of the earlier Geico Caveman commercials. Delivered with a little snort and an effete toss of the head by the caveman tickling the ivories of the baby grand.

[CholeraJoe]

I believe I went out with a couple of Neanderthal women, my first year in college.

[SunkenCiv]

:') Nope, not doin' it. ;')

[SunkenCiv]

a tall glass of the usual, please:

The Neandertal Enigma
by James Shreeve

Frayer's own reading of the record reveals a number of overlooked traits that clearly and specifically link the Neandertals to the Cro-Magnons. One such trait is the shape of the opening of the nerve canal in the lower jaw, a spot where dentists often give a pain-blocking injection. In many Neandertal, the upper portion of the opening is covered by a broad bony ridge, a curious feature also carried by a significant number of Cro-Magnons. But none of the alleged 'ancestors of us all' fossils from Africa have it, and it is extremely rare in modern people outside Europe." [pp 126-127]

[Lukasz]

Real Life Neanderthal Comes To America Try his hand at Boxing.

:)

[jonno]

A scientist showed me a picture of an American boxer. He had all the traits of Neanderthal man...

Hmmm - I've often said the same thing...

[Dick Vomer]

somebody wake up on the wrong side of the rock???

[Salamander]

D'OH!!

[dc-zoo]

Yeah that new caveman ad with the split-screen is even more hilarious.

[Coyoteman]

The European "far-right" bears no resemblance to the American right. These people are ultra-nationalists, anti-Semites and racists, with decidedly fascist leanings. They don't believe in individual rights or small government or any of the values normally associated with the American right.

They are even worse science-deniers than the ones in the US. Well, just as bad.

"Research shows that dinosaurs and man were contemporaries. In every culture, there are indications that we remember (dinosaurs).

All that's lacking is scientific evidence. Old stories are nice, but look at all those dinosaur fossils--none of which are in association with human fossils (or even primate fossils).

Look at all those early hominid fossils--none of which are in association with dinosaur fossils.

Even most creationists admit those footprints in Texas are faked.

And this is supposed to be evidence for dinosaurs and man living contemporaneously? What a laugh!

[Stultis]

"We must not teach lies, just as we must not teach evil in the place of good and ugliness in the place of beauty."

Actually this is kind of refreshing in contrast to mewling American creationists who whine like liberal intellectual relativists/nihilists about "fairness," "balance" and teaching "both sides". I mean the guy is an idiot, but at least he has the courage of his convictions; and however preposterous his claims, he's at least willing to follow them to their obvious and logical conclusions.

If you genuinely believe evolution is a "lie" and/or pseudoscience, then of course it follows that you should advocate its exclusion from science curricula. But here, on these very threads, we have creationists baldly assert that evolution is a lie, but insist they wouldn't think of banning it and only want to "balance" it with creationism or ID.

They take the position that idea "A" is utterly lacking in merit, and indeed is thoroughly invidious, and that idea "B" is both true and socially beneficent, but want both taught as equally valid!

[maine-iac7]

What did the first caveman order? My wife and I can't remember.

the 1st one ordered the 'duck with..."

the second one didn't "have much of an appetite"

[ThisLittleLightofMine]

It is also refreshing that more scientists are coming forward and finally being honest about the problem Darwinian evolution presents.

[js1138]

What problems would those be?

[RadioAstronomer]

WARSAW (AFP) - Poland's far-right League of Polish Families (LPR), which is part of the coalition government, claims Darwin's theory of evolution is all wrong, that humans lived alongside dinosaurs and that Neanderthal man is still among us.

Just another uneducated stupid moonbat.

[RadioAstronomer]

It is also refreshing that more scientists are coming forward and finally being honest about the problem Darwinian evolution presents.

Cite sources please. And not some creationist screed from an uninformed and biased website please.

[Virginia-American]

Neanderthal fossil skulls have bigger brains than modern humans and could be dressed up to look like a corporate executive today instead of the brute we see described by darwinists, either way its a human.

[pinging Coyote since he knows about this stuff professionally]

It's my understanding (don't have time to research right now) that Neanderthals had a differently-shaped rib cage. If this is so, why not produce an x-ray of a living person with that sort of bone structure? I've never seen such a thing.

[js1138]

I asked Dave to share with us just one reason he thinks the evidence doesn't support evolution. It's been well over a full day now, with no response.

[RadioAstronomer]

Did you actually expect one?