Someone commented on this article: All Non Africans Living Today Are Part Neanderthal, and since it’s the only the first non-spam comment ever received from this website I can’t resist replying to it.
Interesting but cant help but feel that Liberals want to use this to justify the break down of human cultures by saying “we’re all Neanderthal” anyway. That doesnt definine us today but shows us the processes of life.
No matter which Ultimate Truth you believe in, if any, you will agree that this Ultimate Truth must fit the facts. Facts are important. If your idea of Ultimate Truth is threatened by the pursuit of facts, then I would suggest that such is a vain belief. If what you believe to be true is in fact true then the disclosure of the facts will only reveal your truth more completely. Can we agree on this? If we cannot agree on this then there is no need for debate or discussion. There is no need for argument, reason, logic, or even basic intellectual honesty. We must agree to respect the facts. When new facts emerge, such as the revelation of our Neanderthal heritage and the possible relation it may have to Autism, for example, we ignore the implications at our peril.
a scenario is forming in my head as i read your blog, mind if i submit it to you?so, the genome is present, that much has been proven. The african wave came through asia to europe, established themselves there and at some point met the neanderthals. Is it silly to assume in this case that those people , feeling threatened by the advanced technology of the neanderthals and/or their lack of response to “normal” attempts at interactions,decided to eradicate them? if this is more or less what hapenned, the neanderthals might have been isolated in small groups far apart and limited their social interactions to a minimum while focusing on surviving and evolving. couldn’t some females have focused on learning the newcomers’social interactions and infiltrated them to avoid inbreeding, come back to her tribe and raised the infant there, or stay in order to ensure her baby would survive and not be hunted down? what makes me think about this is the rage autistic girls put into mastering social skills from a very young age. there could be something there. sorry for rambling on your page though….i’ll go think in private