Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1

On 1/17/25 5:43 AM, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

On 16/01/2025 21:52, rbowman wrote:

On Thu, 16 Jan 2025 11:52:47 +0100, D wrote:
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As the 'science' moves on Chris Stringer may be relegated to the
dustbin.

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Who is Chris Stringer?

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He was the chief proponent of the 'out of Africa' theory although lately
he's come around to a 'multiregional African' theory. Wolpoff had been
critical of the original theory and proposed a multiregional evolution
hypothesis. He and Caspari's 'Race and Human Evolution: A Fatal
Attraction' is a good introduction. He thinks h. erectus arose in Africa
and migrated, evolving to h.sapiens in multiple areas. Recent
archaeological finds are supporting.
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Out of Africa originally seems plausible, but with several mutatins developing all over the world back feeding into today's hominids.
 

Stringer seems to have come halfway. That might help explain M1 which had
previously be explained by M* evolving in Asia with one group getting
homesick and going back to Africa.
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etc...
 

Wolpoff was also critical of the left wing windbag Gould.

Whoever they are..

   Today we have DNA to look at, not just old bones.
   Thing is, there does not appear to BE a 'standard
   human' - we're mixes of mixes of mixes of everything
   over much of Africa, then beyond, then back, over and
   over and over. 'Race' is mostly just a proportion of
   SOME genes that affect outwards appearances.
   So, next time somebody asks who the first human was -
   there WASN'T one. At best it's "still in progress".