Fresh debate over human origins

BBC News ^ | 24 December 2002 | staff

[Pharmboy]

Well, at least now you're making some sense.

[Sentis]

You didnt answer my questions again? Canb you not answer questions that make you look silly? I mean you didnt even bother to post trying to disprove what I said. You need a lesson in science. Where do these Neanderthals fit into the evolutionary process where do they come from? Why are they here on Earth?

Not one religious question in the Bunch can you answer these questions you say you understand science better than we do so please educate me. Answer my questions.

[Junior]

Well, prostitutes are professionals too, that does not mean we should take what they say seriously does it?

When it comes to their profession, yes. This was the stupidest analogy I've ever seen on these threads, and I've seen some really stupid analogies before.

We have no DNA evidence of any non-human species other than Neanderthals.

And, in this situation, we don't need to. Either you didn't read the article, or, more likely, you didn't understand the article. The study was done by comparing different groups of humans across the globe to ascertain when or if humanity spread from Africa. Non-human DNA would have been useless in this study, don't you think?

[mdmathis6]

Yep...those dang gumm Mexicans kept comin' over the border of Afreeker annd over runnin' all those nice neanderthal types....it created the whiaaate race and things bin downhill ever since....

[balrog666]

This was the stupidest analogy I've ever seen on these threads, and I've seen some really stupid analogies before.

Wanna bet that he'll top it next month?

[gore3000]

Well, prostitutes are professionals too, that does not mean we should take what they say seriously does it?

When it comes to their profession, yes. This was the stupidest analogy I've ever seen on these threads, and I've seen some really stupid analogies before.

Guess prostitutes do not lie? They are good people? They have morals? You keep showing how ridiculous you are.

We have no DNA evidence of any non-human species other than Neanderthals.-me-

And, in this situation, we don't need to. Either you didn't read the article, or, more likely, you didn't understand the article. The study was done by comparing different groups of humans across the globe to ascertain when or if humanity spread from Africa. Non-human DNA would have been useless in this study, don't you think?

I did read the article and YOU do not think. The article is about whether Homo Sapies arose from other species of hominids. The only DNA ever found from other species of hominids is from Neanderthals and those show that Homoe Sapiens did not descend from Neanderthal. Therefore there is no basis for comparing any DNA to show descent from any other species and the study is just nonsense. In addition, in the short space of some 2000 years of history, there have been dozens of invasions of Europe from as far afield as Mongolia, so there has been a lot of mixing of DNA from the far corners of the globe in that short period. To extrapolate from nothing to nothing with no evidence at all is total deceit and because these people are justifying their taking of government money (my money) with this garbage, constitutes fraud and grand theft. So yes, these people you call scientists are indeed prostitutes and I can see why you are defending prostitutes - they are so much like those you hold in such high esteem.

[slimer]

Well, I hate to burst the bubble but ...This is How it All Began

[Sentis]

You seem to have a really good grasp of how prostitutes do their job. :)


I wonder if a person can be a prostitute for his religion?

BTW how old is the Earth?

[Junior]

Number one, dipstick, there is no comparison between prostitutes and biologists except in your twisted imagination. You seem to think you are so much more informed than folks who spend their lives working in the biological sciences -- and yet I'd be surprised to discover you've graduated high school. Obviously, your knowledge (and I use the term loosely, based on your previous postings) has to have been divinely inspired, as it bears little or no relation to the real world.

Secondly, the article is about when humanity spread out from Africa -- whether it was once, or several times. One does not need to compare human and non-human genomes to make this determination. One need only compare extant human populations to weedle out this information. One of these days you'll get a clue as to what you are talking about.

[f.Christian]

"God's first miracle".....??????????-----Creation!

[PatrickHenry]

Self-search ping.

[BeAllYouCanBe]

"I have is the obvious pigmentation differences among people of different geographical distributions while most modern mixed breeds tend to the darker parent almost exclusively."

I guess based on family experience I have to challenge this. I come from a mixed race African/European family and we have dark skinned and light skinned branches.(The light skinned tended to marry other light skinned persons.) I guess I'd say that it is very hard to predict how a child will turn out in my family looking at the parents.

That I've also heard that 500,000 African slaves were introduced to Europe and I don't see very many dark skinned Europeans so I don't think it is possible to make a generalization when races mix. What countries were you talking about?

Black African and black Americans look very different in my opinion and I don't think skin color means very much in the big DNA picture.

I have also read that Africans and Europeans share about 99% of the DNA so I don't think skin color counts for very much.

[gore3000]

Number one, dipstick,

Thanks for the insult. It shows quite well that you cannot refute my statements. It is admittedly not a very gentlemanly concession, but it is a concession nevertheless. Bye.

[Junior]

You never read the rest of the posting, did you? You scream constantly that no one "refutes" your postings, but every lurker out there knows you're p!ssin' in the wind on that one, child. No one conceded anything, but the fact that you are quitting the battlefield means quite a bit.

[VadeRetro]

You scream constantly that no one "refutes" your postings, but every lurker out there knows you're p!ssin' in the wind on that one, child.

No one works harder to get onto other posters's "ignore" list or tries to make more hay out of being ignored than The Blue Boy.

[Condorman]

Guess prostitutes do not lie? They are good people? They have morals? You keep showing how ridiculous you are.

Why the sudden animosity towards hookers, anyway? It's not particularly Christ-like, is it? Or are you harboring a personal grudge for some reason?

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