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Human Origins Theory Tested By Recent Findings

Posted by samzenpus on from the ebony-and-ivory dept.

annamadrigal writes "The BBC news is reporting on findings presented in Nature which suggest that Homo Erectus and H. Habilis were in fact sister species which co-existed. This challenges the view that the upright humans evolved from the tool users."

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  1. Re:Been there, done that. by bytesex · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I thought your post was funny, unfortunately, the selection list folded too quickly and instead of 'funny', I moderated you 'overrated'. So by way of repairing that, I react (so that my moderation goes to waste), and I say: MOD PARENT UP !

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  2. Re:Been there, done that. by CodeShark · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Much of the Old Testament IS historical documents of the tribe of Judah, and prior to Judah, the history of a particular family line. Trouble with considering the bible to be "only legend and history" is that interspersed with an amount of "prophetic utterances" or writings that on the whole have been much more accurate than seems to be explainable by simple scientific investigation or logical deduction.

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    ...Open Source isn't the only answer -- but it's almost always a better value than the alternatives...
  3. my ancestors were GEICO agents by peter303 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I'm looking forward to the caveman TV series this autumn, although I heard the early reviews were mixed and the network has not yet ordered a full season of episodes yet. I vaguely remember some 1960s TV show about astronauts mixing with cavemen ("Its about Time").