[betty boop]

...a point in time when two species of men existed together

I'm sure that would be a most interesting speculation, don. But I confess my real interest in this question is the succession, or transition, of one to the other, and why that transition was successful. We do not get that sort of information from the consideration of biological data alone. Or so it seems to me.

Thank you so much for writing!

[don asmussen]

a point in time when two species of men existed together --

I'm sure that would be a most interesting speculation, don. But I confess my real interest in this question is the succession, or transition, of one to the other, and why that transition was successful.
We do not get that sort of information from the consideration of biological data alone. Or so it seems to me.

Hmmm, -- are you suggesting that we can surmise why our species survived without using scientific data?

btw.. What would be your reaction if were proved that Neanderthal genes live on in modern humans? That hybrid vigor contributed to our 'successful transition'?