Rise Of Man Theory 'Out By 400,000 Years'

Times Online ^ | 6-25-2007 | Dalya Alberge

[blam]

I actually like this idea.

[blam]

GGG Ping.

[Coyoteman]

Thanks for the ping.

It is an interesting idea, but I would really like to see the actual data before making up my mind on this one.

[Perdogg]

100,000 years from now...

[BipolarBob]

I’m one of them close minded Bible thumpers who reject the ascension from monkeys, but that’s just me. And a much shorter time line.

[Verginius Rufus]

If man became a settled being so much earlier than was thought, it is disturbing that it took so long for him to invent the internet. I guess it just wasn’t possible until Al Gore was born.

[ASA Vet]

Thanks Blam.

[Cacique]

btt

[donmeaker]

You have to have big lobes to post that picture!

[CharlesWayneCT]

The biggest problem I have with the idea that man has existed in essentially his present form for hundreds of thousands of years is that, if so, we should have developed our civilized society long ago.

Look how far we advanced in the couple thousands years of modern recorded history, and the signs of great societies even before that time. The idea that mankind could exist with intelligence for a hundred thousand years without developing language, culture, and technology seems add odds with what we observe of man today.

[tophat9000]

Why.. just means we evolved a hell of a lot slower then we thought...

[elkfersupper]

I’m one of them close minded Bible thumpers who reject the ascension from monkeys, but that’s just me. And a much shorter time line.

Visit Carlsbad Caverns and then explain yourself.

[LiteKeeper]

YEC INTREP

[TruthWillWin]

This research is nothing less than a quantum leap in our understanding of Man’s intellectual and social history. For archaeology it’s as radical as finding life on Mars.

I don't think so.

[RaceBannon]

Where are all the cities?

Where is the archaeological evidence!?

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Blam. 800,000 year old post holes indicate the same thing. :')

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[SunkenCiv]

The idea that mankind could exist with intelligence for a hundred thousand years without developing language, culture, and technology seems add odds with what we observe of man today.

That assumes no bumps in the road -- besides intraspecies violence, there are impacts, eruptions, earthquakes, and intraspecies violence brought on by those.

[Popocatapetl]

It’s also not unrealistic to imagine that there were a few places around that were near ideal for long term habitation, if not settlement. It can reasonably be assumed that much migration happens only when resources run out in an area.

So if a group found a sheltered valley, with lots of game animals and fresh water fish, easy to catch by hand in shallows, in a temperate area, they might occupy the place for several years until the bounty ran out.

The difference between that and a settlement would be the remains, or lack thereof, of them trying to create sustainability in the place. Some way of replenishing what they needed to remain.

[editor-surveyor]

That’s got to be “Homo-Inflatus”

[Nathan Zachary]

"Visit Carlsbad Caverns and then explain yourself." Proves nothing about evolution. In fact catastrophic event and rapid formation of geological features all over the world are theories every bit as valid, and in fact have more predictions in there favor than do slow thousands of years evolutionary explanations.

If you choose to ignore one in favor of another, then you are just cheating yourself. It's like going to court and having the jury listen to only the prosecutions side of the argument. Unfortunately this is the common practice of evolutionists, who will even go as far as to ignore supress research and fabricate findings, much like we see happening with global warming alarmists.(can't really call them scientists if they use their trade to fabricate a conclusion)