@bunnyknight saidSo hominids had time to evolve into Neanderthals but not us?
That's the whole point -- human evolution was way too short to be natural, which means it was not natural.
Or were the Neanderthals early models later discarded by our alien / god creators?
@kevcvs57 saidNeanderthals had a much longer time to evolve than modern humans, but then again, how do we know for sure that even Neanderthals weren't a product of some genetic tinkering? And when modern humans popped onto the stage they most likely drove Neanderthals to extinction.
So hominids had time to evolve into Neanderthals but not us?
Or were the Neanderthals early models later discarded by our alien / god creators?
@metal-brain said"Traces of human DNA found in a Neanderthal genome suggest that we started mixing with our now-extinct relatives 100,000 years ago."
@bunnyknight
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-35595661
It's already known that over 90% of human DNA also exists in apes and monkeys, so basic logic dictates that their statement is kind-of sloppy and somewhat pointless, don't you think? Another words, you can probably find traces of human DNA in a squirrel.
@bunnyknight saidDNA, not human DNA.
"Traces of human DNA found in a Neanderthal genome suggest that we started mixing with our now-extinct relatives 100,000 years ago."
It's already known that over 90% of human DNA also exists in apes and monkeys, so basic logic dictates that their statement is kind-of sloppy and somewhat pointless, don't you think? Another words, you can probably find traces of human DNA in a squirrel.
Human DNA is DNA that is distinctly human. We all share DNA to other life forms on earth. When life evolves it does not erase DNA critical to the process of life. It builds on it.
@metal-brain saidYour point is valid, however, if traces of modern human DNA were truly found 100,000 yrs ago, I still wouldn't jump to any hasty conclusions. 100,000 yrs would make no difference to the implausibility of natural human evolution. Also, it could simply be that Neanderthals were an earlier genetic experiment using that same 'human' DNA.
DNA, not human DNA.
Human DNA is DNA that is distinctly human. We all share DNA to other life forms on earth. When life evolves it does not erase DNA critical to the process of life. It builds on it.
@bunnyknight saidIf so. I suspect it would be very faint.
"Traces of human DNA found in a Neanderthal genome suggest that we started mixing with our now-extinct relatives 100,000 years ago."
It's already known that over 90% of human DNA also exists in apes and monkeys, so basic logic dictates that their statement is kind-of sloppy and somewhat pointless, don't you think? Another words, you can probably find traces of human DNA in a squirrel.
I like to think of evolution as a giant tree.
Although everything evolved from the primordial soup,over Millennia,different species have followed different branches of the evolutionary tree evolving in their own way until eventually coming to a stop.
For example crocodiles haven't "evolved" for many years .
The homo sapien branch is probably still growing.