dw !wcGhozXBms joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 1 hour later, 8 hours after the original post[^][v]#322,833
Not once did the article say the gene is associated with intelligence. In fact, they don't even know if it makes the brain bigger, only that mutations of the gena makes brains smaller.
They have no idea if it does anything else.
Retard.
HaikerensGuide !0VegJ9Jl.Q (OP) replied with this 14 years ago, 1 hour later, 9 hours after the original post[^][v]#322,843
@previous (dw !wcGhozXBms) > they may only make the brain a bit more efficient if it indeed affects brain function
Fucking read the article before you run your mouth, you imbecile.
Killer Lettuce !!iNo3FkiZx replied with this 14 years ago, 2 minutes later, 9 hours after the original post[^][v]#322,845
dw !wcGhozXBms replied with this 14 years ago, 6 minutes later, 9 hours after the original post[^][v]#322,848
@322,843 (HaikerensGuide !0VegJ9Jl.Q) > May; and if it indeed.
speculation; conjecture
Neither of which is a concrete absolute.
i guess it's a hypothesis?
idk
certainly isn't fact
Learn to distinguish between scientific fact and an educated guess before running your mouth, you halfwit.
HaikerensGuide !0VegJ9Jl.Q (OP) replied with this 14 years ago, 4 minutes later, 9 hours after the original post[^][v]#322,851
@previous (dw !wcGhozXBms)
I am aware that it is a guess. The gene is ASSOCIATED with higher intelligence, but they don't know if possessing the gene CAUSES it.
Killer Lettuce !!iNo3FkiZx replied with this 14 years ago, 4 minutes later, 9 hours after the original post[^][v]#322,854
@previous (HaikerensGuide !0VegJ9Jl.Q)
We're unlikely to get a clear-cut explanation for the being anyway, speculation is all we've got.
Besides, it's worth noting that the concept of intelligence tends to be relative between cultures. African culture would have a different idea about what is considered intelligence to a European culture. The researchers are probably looking at intelligence in the western sense.
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Z-6 replied with this 14 years ago, 30 minutes later, 10 hours after the original post[^][v]#322,862
HaikerensGuide
Thank you for the link. That institute is a prestigious one indeed. However the article says...
> provides indirect evidence that modern Homo sapiens and so-called Neanderthals interbred at some point when they lived side by side in Europe.
> By no means do these findings constitute definitive proof that a Neanderthal was the source of the original copy of the D allele.
This statement gives me great pause:
They noted that this D allele is very common in Europe, where Neanderthals lived, and more rare in Africa, where they did not. Lahn said it is not yet clear what advantage the D allele gives the human brain.
Modern humans and Neanderthals: Did they or didn't they? The sordid truth is out, and its not what scientists expected. The closest-ever look at the Neanderthal genome reveals that yes, we did interbreed. But scientists are still fuzzy on the where, the when, and the why.
Bottom line is - Lots of Fuzzy Logic!
Killer Lettuce !!iNo3FkiZx replied with this 14 years ago, 3 minutes later, 10 hours after the original post[^][v]#322,863
@322,854 (Killer Lettuce !!iNo3FkiZx)
*explanation for intelligence
Goddamn, I need to start proof reading shit.
Falco !PZmcClOUDk joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 28 minutes later, 11 hours after the original post[^][v]#322,869
anal sex
Anonymous D replied with this 14 years ago, 8 minutes later, 11 hours after the original post[^][v]#322,871
What's the difference between anal sex and a microwave?
With anal sex you can brown your meat without actually cooking it.
Falco !PZmcClOUDk replied with this 14 years ago, 4 hours later, 15 hours after the original post[^][v]#322,906
@previous (D)
What's the difference between an anus and a refrigerator?
A refrigerator doesn't fart when you pull the meat out of it.
Anonymous D replied with this 14 years ago, 9 minutes later, 15 hours after the original post[^][v]#322,907
@previous (Falco !PZmcClOUDk)
Q. What’s the difference between oral sex and anal sex?
A. Oral sex makes your day, anal sex makes your hole weak.
Anonymous B replied with this 14 years ago, 1 hour later, 17 hours after the original post[^][v]#322,922
@322,851 (HaikerensGuide !0VegJ9Jl.Q) > The gene is ASSOCIATED with higher intelligence
Unfortunately, no. The genetic variation discussed is not associated with intelligence or brain size in modern adult humans. Its effects may have allowed for a developmental change in some humans at some point in the past or made the developmental process more efficient in some way, but that doesn't translate into what you are claiming.
Anonymous D replied with this 14 years ago, 1 hour later, 18 hours after the original post[^][v]#322,930