"At least it's clear to me that Glenn's claim to be the most current in his
evaluation of paleoanthropology are dubious. He's latched on to one side
of a heated debate"
It is true that the multi-regionalist/replacement theory is a heated debate.
But I am NOT,NOT NOT a multiregionalist. Let me explain the 3 view.
Replacement- Modern man appeared 100-120,000 years ago in Africa and replaced
all the previous inhabitants of the world with no interbreeding at all.
Multiregional- Ancient man evolved into modern man in many, many places.
The morphological continuity seen locally is due to evolutonary change
into modern man.
There is a third view. It is that all of these ancient beings H.erectus,
Neanderthal, archaic h.sapiens and H.sapiens were able to interbreed.
Thus technically they are of the same species. If this is true, the
characteristics that Wolpoff cite can be explained not on the basis
of evolutionary continuity but on heredity. This is the view I hold.
And, Terry, as to being current, None of you guys were even talking these
issues until I took it up. Why? Look at the dates on my references for
Pete's sake. I may lose this quixotic quest, but it won't be for
lack of trying.
Are you saying that Jim is correct that the anatomically modern men
who lived 100,000 years ago, were not spiritual? They look like us but
in fact are animal? Do any of these guys live today? Are there human-like
animals living today? The very thought that Christians might propound
such a view repels me.