Neantherdals

[Alexander's Horse]

What if they were around today? They weren't human but they were intelligent, sentient beings. Should we share the planet with them? Did they have souls? If you believe in God, did God see them in the same way as us? Or should we treat them like any other animal for us to dispose of as we wish? Would Neantherdal countries be possible? Did they exist?

Why did they die out? If our ancestors wiped them out, were they right to do so?

[Urban Ranger]

Are you still at work Horse? It's almost 1700 where you are.

[Alexander's Horse]

Yes of course - I work till 6 or 7pm each night

And I just got a bonus for my high performance

[aaglo]

Neandertahls ARE humans. They roam the streets of Helsinki every day.

[Sikander]

What's the state of the archeology today? I thought that there was still a debate about whether they were humans.

[Alexander's Horse]

That's one theory but the latest thinking is they were a separate branch - same genus, common ancestor, different species.

Its been proven Neantherdals were around and co-existing with early humans up until pre modern times. Then they died out. Its a really interesting to think we once shared this planet with another humanoid species.

[CyberGnu]

Oh, when I saw the title I thought you were referring to what your boys are going to be after you've put them through the all-male school

[Alexander's Horse]

Come on, we have some brainy people posting but not answering the question.

Like, would a "final solution to the Neantherdal problem" be okay because they aren't human?

Would they have the same right to their own United Nations?

[Sikander]

Considering that Russia and the U.S. only got rid of slavery 140 years ago I can't imagine that the Neanderthals would have been treated very well. Perhaps as well as slaves if they had managed to last until agriculture, but probably not even then.

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Alexander's Horse
Yes of course - I work till 6 or 7pm each night

And I just got a bonus for my high performance

Is there no justice? Man it's so easy to be an Aussie civil servant.

[finbar]

I'd imagine George Witless Bush would add the Neanderthals to his Axis Of Evil on the basis that he wouldn't understand them, which appears to be the only prerequisite for making his list.

[Alexander's Horse]

Originally posted by Urban Ranger

Man it's so easy to be an Aussie civil servant.

How do you know?

One day I'm going to get a real sinecure

[Harovan]

Thanks for mentioning George W. He's a living prove that Neandertals are still out there.

[notyoueither]

Of course the Netherlands deserve their own country. Have to allow some place for them to exist.

Come on! Be humane. Don't wipe out the Netherlands.

[Alexander's Horse]

Imagine if it was the Palestinians versus the Neantherdals............................