[mnehring]

And it further discredits that iconic illustration of human evolution that begins with a knuckle-dragging ape and ends with a briefcase-carrying man..

When was this really ever used by scientists outside teaching kindergartners? This is more like something you'll find in a cartoon or movie. I thought the multiple branch theory has been around for at least 75 years.

[metmom]

Scientists don’t teach kindergarten in the first place. And this is pretty much what was taught in high school biology in public schools for years.

[kawaii]

it does seem though that this sort of thinking is opposed by the out of africa and afrocentrism folks...

[bert]

The branching is pretty much standard stuff thoroughly and patiently explained by Stephen J Gould.

There are endless examples of how it works unlike creo myths that can’t stand up to reason.