Posted on 12/07/2007 5:10:26 PM PST by blam
Not true. There were a number of other 'humans' who came out of Africa before Homo Erectus.
Image: JOHN GURCHE PORTRAIT OF A PIONEER With a brain half the size of a modern one and a brow reminiscent of Homo habilis, this hominid is one of the most primitive members of our genus on record. Paleoartist John Gurche reconstructed this 1.75-million-year-old explorer from a nearly complete teenage H. erectus skull and associated mandible found in Dmanisi in the Republic of Georgia. The background figures derive from two partial crania recovered at the site.
Good article!
I thought only Homo sapiens sapiens are "human"?
From Wiki:
Homo is the genus that includes modern humans and their close relatives. The genus is estimated to be between 1.5 and 2.5 million years old. All species except Homo sapiens (modern humans) are extinct. Homo neanderthalensis, traditionally considered the last surviving relative, died out 24,000 years ago while a recent discovery suggests that another species, Homo floresiensis, may have lived as recently as 12,000 years ago.
If it hadn’t been for Bush, he could’ve had better healthcare.
What was the human’s name, Methuselah?
It's time for a hominid family reunion, and anthropologists Ian Tattersall and Jeffrey Schwartz have brought the scrapbook. Extinct Humans is both an album of knowledge of our ancestors and closely related species and a theoretical reconsideration of the fossil evidence. Tattersall and Schwartz suggest that many more human species existed than we previously thought, and that many of them existed contemporaneously until about 25,000 years ago. Profusely illustrated, the book makes its case well, showing and discussing the evidence and proposing a family history that pulls all the fossils and theories together into a testable whole. The authors have personally investigated every available hominid specimen, and the depth of their knowledge is staggering at times--but their obsession is enlightening and entertaining.
But what if there were other beings around that were almost as highly evolved as us ... or maybe moreso in some ways?
If God created all of these human-like beings, but only gave souls to some of them. Or maybe gave souls to all of them, but allowed all but one species to go extinct ...
Oh well, you get where this Pandora's box is opening ...
Pure BS.
I think I saw that guy on sub way last night
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Thanks Blam.People with dark skin produce less vitamin DI blame whitey. |
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How could such a politically incorrect statement come from Austin, TX? Sure looks like he is claiming that white skin is more evolved (advanced) than dark skin.
TB or not TB, that is the question...
Other species are not human.
But I recognize each generation of scientists makes up new theories (treated as fact) debunking the theories of the last generation of scientists (treated in their day as fact).
Heck... scientists generate the “facts” so I guess they can take a hoe and call it a shovel if they want.
Blam
Did you see a recent article about infuenza spreading best during lower temperature and humidity? Flu spreads best at 41F and 20% humidity. That is why flu season is during the winter, not because people are closer indoors during winter.
Yes, Idid see that.
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