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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Neocon who wrote (8651)	3/15/2001 1:09:29 PM
From: Solon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

These humans were the ancestors of the Neandertal, and eventually supplanted the Cro- Magnon. I appreciate your comments re: not having any interest in pursuing the details. I must say, however, that I find your suppositions fascinating. Is it possible for you to point me toward any literature that might form the basis of such ideas, so that I might pursue their examination on my own? Thanks for your trouble, Neocon.

To: Neocon who wrote (8651)	3/15/2001 1:12:12 PM
From: Win Smith	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82486

I would disavow the "Noble Savage" idea, and suppose that there was a discreet point where humans originated, much like Adam and Eve. That is why we cannot quite fill in the fossil record, because there is a sharp discontinuity between almost- human and human. Why would you "suppose" that? The fossil record is incomplete for practically everything, I doubt there are many higher mammals than have any fewer "sharp discontinuities" than human evolution has. Nobody was keeping a file. It's easy to hypothesize a God to ease your personal angst, but what you suppose doesn't really bear a lot of weight here.