Hobbits

Silvertusk · Post by **Silvertusk** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 1:30 am

An interesting article.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6311619.stm

Seems to be that the Hobbit was a branch off our "common ancestor". Or is there another view on this?

Silvertusk

Silvertusk · Post by **Silvertusk** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 1:53 am

This is an article from RTB which is an interesting angle. It states that Humans are unique because of their spiritual capacity.

Today's New Reason To Believe-Sunday, July 9, 2006
Archeological Differences Distinguish 'Hobbits' from Humans
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Recent archeological studies add insight into the behavior of Homo floresiensis and provide new support for RTB's human origins model. RTB's creation model regards the extinct hominids found in the fossil record as nonhuman primates that lacked spiritual capacity. On this basis, the RTB model predicts that humans and hominids should be behaviorally distinct from one another. In late 2004, anthropologists announced the discovery of an unusual hominid, Homo floresiensis, on the Flores island of Indonesia. This hominid, nicknamed "the hobbit," was about 3 feet tall and thrived until about 12,000 years ago before it went extinct. New archeological finds indicate that its tool use was similar to Homo erectus and quite unsophisticated compared to modern humans. The scientific evidence continues to distinguish modern humans from hominids like H. floresiensis, in line with RTB's explanation for the hominid fossil record"

Fortigurn · Post by **Fortigurn** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 4:38 am

Which is the earliest hominid exhibiting a verifiable sense of the sacred other?

Silvertusk · Post by **Silvertusk** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 4:58 am

Fortigurn wrote:Which is the earliest hominid exhibiting a verifiable sense of the sacred other?

I think RTB are stating it is the Homo Sapiens.

BGoodForGoodSake · Post by **BGoodForGoodSake** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 9:01 am

Silvertusk wrote:
Fortigurn wrote:Which is the earliest hominid exhibiting a verifiable sense of the sacred other?
I think RTB are stating it is the Homo Sapiens.

What's RTB?

"Seems to be that the Hobbit was a branch off our "common ancestor". Or is there another view on this?"

Yes, "Hobbits" could very well be sick homo sapiens. This issue is nowhere close to being settled. An I am suspecting the public will become confused if not already.

Fortigurn · Post by **Fortigurn** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 9:28 am

BGoodForGoodSake wrote:What's RTB?

Silvertusk wrote:This is an article from RTB which is an interesting angle. It states that Humans are unique because of their spiritual capacity.

Today's New Reason To Believe-Sunday, July 9, 2006