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To: Sopater
How can I tell which ones really aren't human and are actually "living fossils"? Please advise.

Based on your question, I suggest you study some science. Evolution acts on many traits at once, from simple things like skin color to more complex things like resistance to disease and the many things involved in chewing. Not all traits will change much over time, or to the same degree.

In regard to human evolution, "living fossils" is a pretty meaningless term. Humans are made up of thousands of co-varying traits. Some relate more to the environment, some more to descent. Its a big jumble. Some traits may be more primitive than others. Overall your question does not make any real sense.

Unless it was meant as just a slam on the theory of evolution?

329 posted on 06/07/2006 12:11:25 PM PDT by Coyoteman (Stupidity is the only universal capital crime; the sentence is death--Heinlein)
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To: Coyoteman
Overall your question does not make any real sense.

Unless it was meant as just a slam on the theory of evolution?


The post that I was responding to doesn't make any real sense. It appeared that you were trying to use variation of skull characteristics to show evolutionary development over time, but the variances that were stated (brow ridges shrinking, a chin developing, braincase increasing in size, dental morphology and other related traits changing with diet) are still present among the human race today. The words that are blue in the parenthesis are based upon your subjective opinion unless you or someone else have actually observed these changes taking place over time. Please, let's stick to the science and leave the subjectivity out of this discussion. Thanks.
332 posted on 06/07/2006 2:43:24 PM PDT by Sopater (Creatio Ex Nihilo)
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