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Post by wizzlbang on Mar 15, 2013 11:21:04 GMT
Dude in the video goes over his theory that the modern depictions of Neanderthals are completely wrong, that they were closer looking to other apes than they are to us.
I love the theory and I think it's really interesting, but I'm really doubting it's true, for the reasons presented in the video's top comment. I'm also pretty sure Human ancestors 0.5 million years ago, when the ancestors of Homo sapiens and Homo Neanderthalensis split off, they were already starting to take on the more modern-looking humanoid appearance, not being that ape like.
Still, pretty fascinating concept I think
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Post by cosbydaf on Mar 15, 2013 12:34:44 GMT
Woah, I just saw this a few hours ago and was thinking about making a thread for it.
Anyway it's probably hogwash, but it's damned interesting regardless. Quite a terrifying interpretation.
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Post by cosbydaf on Mar 15, 2013 15:33:47 GMT
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Post by xolta on Mar 15, 2013 16:00:23 GMT
Yeah its a interesting theory but seeing as humans and neanderthals are both memebers of the human family of species they should look similar. In fact its belved that Neanderthals may be a sub spicese or even interbred with humans.
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Post by Albino Anti-Hero on Mar 15, 2013 19:23:23 GMT
Yeah if neanderthals were super apelike then white people would look a lot less human.
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Post by i love my dead gay forum on Mar 15, 2013 21:53:14 GMT
ahahaha this is like pseudoscience bingo or something. No scientific qualifications, no citations, weird possibly racial undertones, it's got it all.
Someone ought to tell the guy that Australia was colonized around the time of 50000 years ago when he claims there were only like 50 people left in the Levant. I can't even go through all the silly bullshit on his website right now.
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Post by i love my dead gay forum on Mar 15, 2013 21:55:21 GMT
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Post by cosbydaf on Mar 16, 2013 3:03:12 GMT
Does anyone else always interpret "themandus" as "The Mandus"?
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Post by i love my dead gay forum on Mar 16, 2013 4:10:02 GMT
The Mandus Reloaded
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Post by cosbydaf on Mar 16, 2013 4:12:21 GMT
Now I'm imagining the Matrix with Neander-beasts as the antagonists.
IT'S SO MUCH COOLER
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Post by i love my dead gay forum on Mar 16, 2013 4:33:49 GMT
Neoander: What are you trying to tell me? That I can dodge ice ages?
Anthropomorpheus: No, Neoander. I'm trying to tell you that when you're ready, you won't have to.
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Post by wizzlbang on Mar 16, 2013 5:15:23 GMT
lost at "Anthropomorpheus"
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Stray
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Post by Stray on Mar 24, 2013 10:55:47 GMT
I do like his point about the popular portrayal of neanderthals though. We have the technology to create incredibly realistic creatures from scratch; there's no need to corrupt their image with human actors.
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Post by i love my dead gay forum on Mar 24, 2013 11:32:06 GMT
hmm it's almost as if these things basically looked human, why do they portray them with actors instead of making them out of cgi which would probably be unconvincing anyway. also who the heck are you
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Post by Stray on Mar 24, 2013 11:44:01 GMT
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