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To: Fester Chugabrew
Okay. So then "common descent" does not apply to the relationship between humans and Neanderthals, right?

Common descent means having a common ancestor. Humans and Neanderthals have a common ancestor.

This has been explained to you; what is the objection you have to this term?

419 posted on 12/21/2005 12:53:59 PM PST by Coyoteman (I love the sound of beta decay in the morning!)
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To: Coyoteman

A closer look at your illustration is helpful in understanding the point. Thanks. The word "related" is what causes confusion. One can be descended from another, or not be descended from another, and still be "related" in either case. But there is a sense in which one can say humans and Neanderthals are "not related," namely in the sense of direct descent.


437 posted on 12/21/2005 1:13:37 PM PST by Fester Chugabrew
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