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How Europeans Evolved White Skin
Science Magazine ^ | 02/15/2018 | Ann Gibbons

Posted on 02/15/2018 9:21:23 PM PST by Crucial

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I thought this interesting as it shows that Europeans were not originally light skinned and that evolutionary adaption to the colder, UV deficient environment brought about changes in skin pigmentation. Lactose tolerance was also an adaption necessary to stave off disease cause by Vitamin D deficiency.
1 posted on 02/15/2018 9:21:23 PM PST by Crucial
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To: Crucial

But what about making the noses smaller, and other physical traits?


2 posted on 02/15/2018 9:23:22 PM PST by Cowboy Bob ("Other People's Money" = The life blood of Liberalism)
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To: Crucial

3 posted on 02/15/2018 9:25:17 PM PST by Theoria (I should never have surrendered. I should have fought until I was the last man alive)
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To: Cowboy Bob

That’s the point about race that everyone ignores. Color IS skin deep, but the DNA differences between races doesn’t stop there obviously. NO one complains when I point out that some races are typically faster, stronger, and can jump high. But if I similarly point out that every race has a different average IQ? RACIST!


4 posted on 02/15/2018 9:26:14 PM PST by freedomjusticeruleoflaw
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To: Cowboy Bob

There is no way anyone can convince me that all the worlds civilizations came from one area of Africa.


5 posted on 02/15/2018 9:28:06 PM PST by eastforker (All in, I'm all Trump,what you got!)
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To: Crucial

Pure speculation, nothing more. Skin color is only a few base pairs in the DNA, by mutation or inherent DNA. Prove it scientists, they can’t.


6 posted on 02/15/2018 9:31:15 PM PST by Fungi
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To: Crucial

Hmmmmmmmmm.......


7 posted on 02/15/2018 9:31:23 PM PST by afraidfortherepublic
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To: Crucial

While I agree that the need to synthesize vitamin D is a crucial adaptation for Europeans, the biggest driver behind the evolution of European creative genius and planning is the very harsh fact that in Europe you have 4 to 5 months to prepare for 7 to 8 months of starvation in winter. For hundreds of generations many fools died every winter.


8 posted on 02/15/2018 9:31:51 PM PST by WMarshal ("IN AMERICA WE DON’T WORSHIP GOVERNMENT — WE WORSHIP GOD." POTUS tweet 2017)
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To: Crucial; SunkenCiv

ping


9 posted on 02/15/2018 9:31:55 PM PST by afraidfortherepublic
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To: Cowboy Bob

Well, have read that thinner noses warm the air, which undergoes turbulence when inhaling, preventing irritation of the mucous membranes of the nose and lungs.


10 posted on 02/15/2018 9:32:12 PM PST by Crucial
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To: Crucial

Now...explain the hair.

The bone structure differences.

They’re trying oh, so hard to convince everyone that they are really black...then, they come out and want to kill everyone that has white skin.

Must be the Chicago syndrome.


11 posted on 02/15/2018 9:32:32 PM PST by FrankR (An armed society is a polite society.)
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To: WMarshal

Well, you could very well have a point there. No one said evolutionary adaption couldn’t include the brain.


12 posted on 02/15/2018 9:38:02 PM PST by Crucial
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To: Crucial

This is just another example of political science, they no doubt feel they’re undoing racism by making presumed racists descendants of those they presumably are racist against. Truth be told it’s all adaptation to regional climate and the “original” human beings looked rather like Middle Easterners, with black people gaining additional melanin to protect them from intense sun, and white people losing it to get more Vitamin D from the sun. That doesn’t score any SJW points though, so we’ve all got to be originally black for them to feel good about themselves.


13 posted on 02/15/2018 9:41:59 PM PST by RegulatorCountry
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Hungary is NOT a "SOUTHERN" European nation and never was. Also, IF ( which is hooy! )they were originally "dark skinned", then just HOW did so many of them wind up being blonds with blue, green, or grey eyes? They certainly didn't get those genes from the invading Huns from the East! ;^)

Yes, there ARE "dark" Hungarians, but that describes hair color!

And since they have discovered human bones, in China, that are far older than the most ancient human bones found in Africa, this whole "story", as far as I'm concerned, is suspect!

And though not names, this report claimed that "MIDDLE EUROPEAN" nations (Austria, Poland,The Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Germany all fall into this category, if Hungary does! ) are peopled by a whole lot of pale, blonde blue eyed human beings and have been for thousands of years!

Also in this report, they claim that only the ancient people of the Scandinavian nations had pale skin and hair...perhaps brought to them by INDIANS/people from the Steps of Russia? THIS JUST MAKES NO SENSE AT ALL!

14 posted on 02/15/2018 9:42:32 PM PST by nopardons
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To: FrankR

The hair of an African, thick and curly, would simultaneously dissipate sunlight and cool.


15 posted on 02/15/2018 9:43:40 PM PST by Crucial
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To: FrankR

I wouldn’t say everyone came from black....but we all came from one genetic Adam and Eve. We’re all related basically. Even there was once ONE language at one time....hmmmm!!!


16 posted on 02/15/2018 9:43:45 PM PST by Bigtigermike
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To: Crucial

If one believes in evolution, then by default, one must also believe that races can be quite different in IQ, sociability, strength, etc...

If every other species evolves different traits according to their environment, then why not humans?

It is the great contradiction and hypocrisy people ignore.


17 posted on 02/15/2018 9:44:28 PM PST by PGR88
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To: WMarshal

Genetic bottlenecks do tend to weed out the stupid, so populations that have been subjected to harsh situations would tend to gain intelligence as a group over a long period of time whereas populations that have not been subjected to harsh situations would not, there’s nothing external to weed out the stupid.


18 posted on 02/15/2018 9:44:58 PM PST by RegulatorCountry
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To: freedomjusticeruleoflaw

People do complain when athletic ability is compared.


19 posted on 02/15/2018 9:52:00 PM PST by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: Crucial
So when did Whites evolve the Privilege Gene?

Obviously the gene can't be inherited in mixed-race marriages, such as when Obama's white mother couldn't pass it on to him because his other parent was non-white.

I guess it must be a recessive gene.

20 posted on 02/15/2018 9:58:00 PM PST by CardCarryingMember.VastRightWC ("Blessed are the young, for they shall inherit the national debt" - Pr. Herbert Hoover)
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