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2. We keep finding these indications that "primitive" man was more sophisticated than ever imagined

Reply to RandiFan1290 (Original post)

Sun Dec 9, 2018, 10:59 AM

Dec 2018

And then note that certain branches of them died out. The obvious question is how this could have happened? How did they die out if they were so far more sophisticated than we ever imagined?

And then I remember today's Republicans, and their attitude toward climate change and war, and think, oh. Right. THAT'S how.

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