Every so often it pays to look at the same problem from a completely different perspective. For the past 57 years or so we have been collecting and grading reports of human fossil bones and old tools the way that cricket fans collect the records of every game their team has played. But today, with the help of one or two of our redoubtable AI chums, we present a whole new perspective on the old story. Much of it is locked in our genes and has been uncovered by the amazingly intelligent efforts of genetics researchers.
Their discoveries are so extensive that there is too much for a tiny blog: so we’ve summarised the findings below. But look at the timing of the mutation in the famous FOXP-2 gene, and the human species which were running around at the time. True humans fall naturally into two groups. One one side, big -brained essentially modern forms : Homo heidelbergensis, Denisovans, Neanderthals and Homo sapiens. On the other? Poor old Homo erectus, significantly smaller-brained and with a much more exiguous technological and cultural life. In this light, the mutation is almost eerily coincident.
Of course the time lines of the mutations are a bit open ended; but the picture from the fossils is a bit vague too. What really impresses us is the way that, give or take an Ice Age or two, the geneticists provide independent validation of the fossil finders’ picture overall. And there’s an even deeper lesson. The same truth can be seen in two completely different ways, Like those night sky apps you can get which can show the same firmament through visual light, x-rays, microwave or radio waves; whichever you choose. Next time you argue with someone ask yourself and them: are we really talking about two different things? There’s a cognitive advance for the ages.
all based on peer reviewed or reputable pre pubs sources (microsoft assistant)
| Time (Million Years Ago) | Key Genetic Mutation | Hominins Present |
|---|---|---|
| ~6 MYA | ARHGAP11B (linked to brain expansion) | Sahelanthropus tchadensis (early bipedal ape-like species) |
| ~4.4 MYA | Changes in genes affecting bipedalism | Ardipithecus ramidus (early upright walker) |
| ~3.3 MYA | SRGAP2C (enhanced neuron connectivity) | Australopithecus afarensis (Lucy and her relatives) |
| ~2.4 MYA | MYH16 (jaw muscle reduction, allowing brain growth) | Early Homo habilis (first tool users) |
| ~2 MYA | SCN9A (pain sensitivity mutation) | Homo erectus (first hominin to leave Africa) |
| ~700,000 YA | FOXP2 (language-related gene) | Homo heidelbergensis (ancestor of Neanderthals and modern humans) |
| ~900,000 – 4.5 MYA | Chromosome 2 fusion (reduced chromosome count from 48 to 46) | Various early Homo species |
| ~300,000 YA | Microcephalin & ASPM (brain development genes) | Early Homo sapiens (our direct ancestors) |
#genteics #paleontology #tools #fossils #anthropology #human evolution
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Re “homo sapiens” and “evolution”
At the core of homo sapiens is unwisdom (ie, madness) and so the human label of “wise” (ie, sapiens) is a complete collective self-delusion — study the free scholarly essay “The 2 Married Pink Elephants In The Historical Room” … https://www.rolf-hefti.com/covid-19-coronavirus.html
“When a well-packaged web of lies has been sold gradually to the masses over generations, the truth will seem utterly preposterous and its speaker, a raving lunatic.” — Dresden James
Once you understand that humans are “invisibly” insane (pink elephant people, see cited essay) you’ll UNDERSTAND (well, perhaps) why they, especially their alleged experts, perpetually come up with myths and lies about everything … including about themselves (their nature, their intelligence, their origins, their “supreme” status, etc).
“Repeating what others say and think is not being awake. Humans have been sold many lies…God, Jesus, Democracy, Money, Education, etc. If you haven’t explored your beliefs about life, then you are not awake.” — E.J. Doyle, songwriter
Isn’t it about time for anyone to wake up to the ULTIMATE DEPTH of the human rabbit hole — rather than remain blissfully willfully ignorant in a narcissistic fantasy land and play victim like a little child?
The official narrative is… “trust official science” and “trust the authorities” but as with these and all other “official narratives” they want you to trust and believe …
“We’ll know our Disinformation Program is complete when everything the American public [and global public] believes is false.” —William Casey, a former CIA director=a leading psychopathic criminal of the genocidal US regime
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i can see where you are coming from. Thanks for the comment
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