Anthropology

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10. That sounds really dodgy

Sat Aug 21, 2021, 11:23 AM

Aug 2021

Too many scientists are invested in believing that humans are special, unique and radically different from "animals." Any attempt to paint Neanderthals as more animalistic reeks of desperation to keep humans in a separate sacred category.

Given that we share 99.7% of our DNA with Neanderthals, we are much more alike than different: reliant on the same base instincts and capable of learning vast amounts of new behaviors. We are both sub-species of the same hominid line, no matter how much that kinship may unsettle certain people to contemplate.

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Paintings from 65,000 yrs ago attributed to Neanderthal [View all] Judi Lynn Aug 2021 OP

I hope they find out definitively what the Neanderthals were capable of. Haggard Celine Aug 2021 #1

people are starting to look harder at this. i have a fairly high %. mopinko Aug 2021 #3

I've never had a DNA test, so I don't know how much I have. Haggard Celine Aug 2021 #4

they arent that expensive any more. mopinko Aug 2021 #5

Yeah, they do want your data. Haggard Celine Aug 2021 #6

i look at it this way- mopinko Aug 2021 #7

You have a great attitude about it. Haggard Celine Aug 2021 #8

it's the nerd view. mopinko Aug 2021 #9

That sounds really dodgy Random Boomer Aug 2021 #10

'I didn't mean to imply that I think Neanderthals were 'dumb animals.' Haggard Celine Aug 2021 #11

That is nothing more than fanciful speculation Random Boomer Aug 2021 #12

friend of mine felt that modern hoomans and neos interbrede. AllaN01Bear Aug 2021 #2