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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
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 Posted - 03/15/2007 : 04:44:21
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.... And I ain't seen nothin' of my jawbone since...
My jawbone, Ginny get along,
Here comes Sukey with her red dress on....." quote:
160,000-year-old jawbone redefines origins of the species
· North African fossil hints at ties to humans today
· Find shows growth of complex society
Alok Jha, science correspondent
Tuesday March 13, 2007
The Guardian
Modern humans were living in northern Africa far earlier than previously thought, according to scientists. A new analysis of a 160,000-year-old fossilised jawbone from Morocco shows that the homo sapiens in the area had started having long childhoods, one of the hallmarks of humans living today.
Great find -- let the fulminous denials begin! 
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"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
"The default position of human nature is to punch the other guy in the face and take his stuff." ~~ Dude
Brother Boot Knife of Warm Humanitarianism,
and Crypto-Communist! 
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BigPapaSmurf
SFN Die Hard
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Posted - 03/15/2007 : 05:44:42 [Permalink]
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| Denials, pfft. You dont need to deny anything, just extend the length of one God day to 25,000 years. Problem solved. |
"...things I have neither seen nor experienced nor heard tell of from anybody else; things, what is more, that do not in fact exist and could not ever exist at all. So my readers must not believe a word I say." -Lucian on his book True History
"...They accept such things on faith alone, without any evidence. So if a fraudulent and cunning person who knows how to take advantage of a situation comes among them, he can make himself rich in a short time." -Lucian critical of early Christians c.166 AD From his book, De Morte Peregrini |
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
15831 Posts |
Posted - 03/15/2007 : 05:57:33 [Permalink]
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Now that is remarkable, Fil. But maybe it's just an early April Fools joke. After all, the author of the article is given as one "Alok Jha, science correspondent" (my emphasis).
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
14408 Posts |
 Posted - 03/15/2007 : 06:10:26 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by HalfMooner
Now that is remarkable, Fil. But maybe it's just an early April Fools joke. After all, the author of the article is given as one "Alok Jha, science correspondent" (my emphasis).
Saw it at a couple of other places, including The Sludge Report. Of course, the real comfirmation will come when AiG, ICR, and Bill Dembski's Paraplegic Circus pick it up and start spinning it.
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"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
"The default position of human nature is to punch the other guy in the face and take his stuff." ~~ Dude
Brother Boot Knife of Warm Humanitarianism,
and Crypto-Communist!
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
15831 Posts |
Posted - 03/15/2007 : 14:22:04 [Permalink]
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I wasn't seriously disputing the article, just trying to find humor in it.
In the past, I hadn't actually thought much about the issue of a long childhood in human evolution, but in retrospect, it seems a slam-dunk certainty that it's a vital step. More time to develop the brain, learn skills, and pressure to form more sophisticated societal ties that protect and acculturate kids. It seems that language would fit in well with all this, though there are probably no marks of it on the jawbones.
I'd sure like to know more about these possible ancestors!
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"I left my jawbone a'sittin' on the fence....
