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Humans First Arose in Asia?

Posted by Zonk on from the i'm-lost dept.

IZ Reloaded writes "Two archaeologists are proposing the idea that early humans first arose in Asia instead of Africa as previously thought. These early humans then migrate out of Asia to parts of the world. From National Geographic: 'The unresolved status of the intriguing Flores finds attributed to H. floresiensis leaves open the possibility that this species is the end result and last survivor of an ancient migration of very primitive humans, or even prehumans, that formerly existed more widely across Asia ... '"

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  1. Re:On the first day.. by Turn-X+Alphonse · · Score: 0, Troll

    Science is a religion my friend. The guy seems to misunderstand this.

    Science is a group of people guessing blindly and then "proving it", only for it to be disproved when we get better technology and find a better matching pattern. Monkey boy up there (can't say he's acting any better than a monkey can we really?) doesn't quite get this concept. He's viciously attacking "the other side", rather than seeing his own sides weakness (as many religious people do).

    Too many people have 100% faith in science, they fail to understand what science is (as do many of these insane ID prophets fail to understand that if you could prove God invented evolution he truely would be an amazing thing). So instead they just viciously assault everything and anything which isn't the same as them..

    This applies to everything from sexism to racism. Ignorant fuckers wanting to look better than "them other people".

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  2. Thank fuck for that.... by SupremeSpod · · Score: 0, Troll

    ...I'm not a nigger after all!

  3. Incorrect! by geekoid · · Score: 0, Troll

    That is a myth.

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  4. Parent is racist troll, please mod by dirtyhippie · · Score: 0, Troll

    Parent is racist troll, please mod

  5. Re:Pasta, gunpowder... by game+kid · · Score: 0, Troll

    and sony rootkits.
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    Freepay surely appreciates your backhanded support. ;)

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  6. Re:On the first day.. by aristotle-dude · · Score: 0, Troll
    Did you miss the whole alchemy thing during the middle ages? Alchemists and wizards eventually became scientists. Science is supposed to be a tool for discovery but unfortunately many people are using it as a substitute for God and follow the scientists as prophets. Their faith is so unflinching that the scientists they worship do not loose any credibility in their eyes even when they suddenly completely contradict what they said earlier. In any other field of study, that would discredit you as an authority figure.

    Scientists are in an enviable position because they can spout whatever bullshit they want and then contradict themselves when they actually come up with some real evidence.

    A moving target is difficult to disprove or discredit.

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