What you are referring to is that all modern human beings are (at least partly) descended from a small group of people who left Africa about 50-60,000 years ago and eventually populated the whole world. It is scientifically possible only that some intelligence manipulated their DNA because they were in fact different from all their previous ancestors and cousins such as Neanderthal. It is not widely known, but Neanderthal evolved in a more "intelligent" direction in his 400,000 thousand years of history.
2007-03-25 16:35:59
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answered by fatboycool 4
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This does not explain the similarity of our genetic material compared to chimpanzees and other apes. Neanderthals evolved from Homo sapiens who migrated out of Africa 400,000 years ago to Europe. They were then separated from the African H sapiens, who then evolved to become Homo sapiens sapiens (that's us). They were similar in appearance to Homo sapiens sapiens, although slightly shorter and stockier on average, but this would have been within the broader normal range of the H sapiens sapiens appearance.
Scientists believe that Neanderthals do not contribute to our gene pool, not because they were not integrated or because they were ugly or brutish looking, but possibly because they had been separated from H sapiens sapiens for long enough so that there was sufficient genetic difference to make offspring either sterile (like mules) or not viable. They had become a different species. They were no less intelligent than us.
They became extinct without their genetic material being passed on.
I find it interesting that people subscribe to the view that aliens could abduct enough people, and change their DNA, to make a difference to our population.
I find it somewhat laughable that people think that Neanderthal bones are simply those of crippled humans. If this were the case, it would suggest that being crippled changed the shape of the cranium to include over hanging brow, smaller chin, larger vault, and increased the chances of your bones being found by archaeologists, because there are a lot of them to be found.
2007-03-25 23:40:02
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answered by Terracinese 3
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Yes that could be the reason. Another reason could be that some genius lizard race survived the asteroid hit and survived long enough to manipulate primate genes and then they died out leaving no trace.
Or it could have been ourselves from the future coming back to screw up the time continuum by adjusting primates in an act of self-creation.
Are any of these scenarios PROBABLE? Absolutely not. In fact they are about as probably as me dropping this book and it NOT hitting the floor. Sure gravity could turn off in the next 2 seconds... but I doubt it.
2007-03-26 04:38:04
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answered by Anonymous
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Well, first of all I want to say that all the other answers are either someone's opinion or just plain wrong...
If you believe in evolution there is in fact a debate about how evolution got from Homo erectus to Homo neanderthalensis. BUT there is a link....Just like everything thing else in the world there are some people who don' t believe in evolution or need to generate their own thought process of how the world evolved and thus we have numerous ideas bouncing around confusing the general public...here are the two ideas that are the center of evolutionary theory...
1..Homo erectus existed in Asia, Europe and Africa simultaneously and Natural selection took over and Homo neanderthalensis took over (sort of speak)..... This then would explain the different skeletal morphology that existed between the skeletons that were found in each of those three areas
2...Homo erectus evolved only in africa and evolved into neandertals which then progressed into the rest of the world...changing their skeletal features based on the enviornment around them and natural selection...
IF you believe in evolution the missing link is still trying to be found, but is believed to exist.....The only force that acted upon our DNA is Natural Selection...not ET's. That ET idea, like I said earlier, was made by others that did not either understand evolution or someone that wanted to make their mark on the map of evolution...
2007-03-25 18:03:00
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answered by Anonymous
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Remember evolution is a branching tree not a ladder. Neanderthal was a cousin not an ancestor. So they could live at the same time and not be the same species just like chimpanzees and gorillas live contemporary with each other. (or chimpanzees and us for that matter.)
2007-03-25 19:37:30
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answered by Mr. Bodhisattva 6
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There is no such thing as a missing link. A lot of those so called early looking humans are just people with bone disease. Humans have remained unchanged since the beginning of times. Hence no missing link. But Hey I like your theory, makes more sense than evolution.
2007-03-25 15:25:58
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answered by Anonymous
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You have it right
2007-03-25 15:26:34
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answered by gone 7
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Your question is rather incoherent.
2007-03-25 15:25:01
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answered by Anonymous
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dont make any sense to me
2007-03-27 07:13:05
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answered by J 4
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MANIPULATED BY E.T'S 86.000 YEARS AGO
WELCOME M51
2007-03-25 15:31:23
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answered by DAWID D 1
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