I used to think Neanderthals had simply melded into the greater human genetic pool, but I guess I was wrong!
Also, it's not that I derive pleasure from kicking humanity when it's down, but I like that kind of find as well! I believe we must become special through our actions rather than who we were at birth, who our ancestors were, or how big our brains are.
Can't wait until we find intelligent life elsewhere. That'll be the final strike to get us humans down from our self-fabricated pedestal.
well that can still be true, it's not necessarily debunking that, but it's just scratching out the idea that there were, say, 10,000 vs 10,000 and humans dominated in whatever way. Why didnt humans meld into the neanderthal genetic pool, giving a mere 2% presence in Europeans, but vice versa? Because there were more of us!
And yeah 'self fabricated pedestal' - great phrase! Gonna use it =P