[extropy-chat] thank evolution for the interstate highway system

[kevinfreels at hotmail.com]

Or, given the fact that so many humans engage in farm animal sex, maybe they
were assimilated into human society yet were unable to produce viable
offspring when crossbred.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dirk Bruere" <dirk at neopax.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 5:46 PM
Subject: Re: [extropy-chat] thank evolution for the interstate highway
system


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Lorrey" <mlorrey at yahoo.com>
> To: "Dirk Bruere" <dirk at neopax.com>; "ExI chat list"
> <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 11:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [extropy-chat] thank evolution for the interstate highway
> system
>
>
> >
> > --- Dirk Bruere <dirk at neopax.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Mike Lorrey" <mlorrey at yahoo.com>>
> > > >
> > > > As above, neanderthals were not of higher intelligence. The fact
> > > that
> > > > they are extinct demonstrates that they failed miserably at the
> > > most
> > > > important test of intelligence against a more intelligent
> > > competitor
> > > > for the same resources.
> > >
> > > ie outbreeding their competitor.
> >
> > No, there is no evidence of that. Neanderthals suffered from several
> > disadvantages: their bones were much more dense, so they could not
> > swim. Their arms did not allow as much dexterity as homo sap so they
> > could not wield distance weapons like spears with any accuracy or force
> > beyond ten meters or so, and so likely never evolved the mental ability
> > to judge trajectories very well.
>
> Yet it is quite conceivable that Homo Sapiens simply bred more quickly,
esp
> since they were smaller and presumably needed less food.
> Only a 1% differential would have led to Neanderthals becoming extinct in
a
> very short timescale.
> It may have nothing whatsoever to do with intelligence.
>
> Dirk
>
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