I know my question is broad, but I just finished reading Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind and it merely wet my appetite. I now want to get down into the details and learn as much as I can. I'm new to the whole subject of human origins and migration patterns, but I can't get enough.
Does anyone have books or sources they can share on the subject?
I'm interested in learning about all of the subspecies (I dont know that that usage is common anymore) of Sapiens and how or why we are different.
A lot of the pure race talk on Voat has made me wish to seek the truth, or as much as there is to know about human origins so that I can form a solid opinion based on facts and science.
Thanks ahead of time.
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[–] Wazhappenin1 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Darwins Black Box a great deal of current research on molecular biology requires old theories to be updated. This one comes from a scientist in the field, who had to share his insights.
Another is theory about panspermia. Lots of stuff in that department.
The recognition is essentially the leap between organic and inorganic is a canyon too wide. So these scientists look at star dust for the primary ingredients to life.
@LakotaPride on Voat has a very in depth understanding of the Lakota beliefs as well.
Beware of theorists that use ad hominem attacks on others who challenge them. This is the first classic sign of an ideologue not a scientist.
[–] NeoGoat 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
I think "species" is more appropriate, since before modern times, there was almost no interbreeding. The word "race" seems designed to cloud the issue. Even "subspecies" seems a half truth. Also, some interbred with Neanderthals and almost certainly other humanoids.
Listen to https://www.wnycstudios.org/story/91696-new-nice then google to see tha bone density of Africans is a 10 to 20% higher. The radio show explains the relationship between bone density, and other physical features, and propensity toward violence. I think of the spreading across the earth as starting 120,000 years ago, meaning the bipedal apes have had over 6,000 (probably over 15,000) generations to diverge.
Misc facts: The Australian aboriginal can lie down on the ground and sleep naked when it is below freezing. As he sleepsz his body will go into hypothermia and then warm itself up in the morning. We would die.
[–] Far2Long2 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
The Secret History of the World by Jonathan Black.
Btw it's whet not wet.
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[–] Far2Long2 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
You're most welcome.
The book I've suggested encompasses a broad sweep of the origins of humanity itself. The Darwin theory of biological evolution is highly problematic as it assumes that homo sapiens is the latest iteration of hominids that have evolved bit by bit from more primitive creatures. More generally, it relies on the notion of "progress" - the idea that things are getting better and better.
A simple enquiry into the pyramids, "forbidden archaeology" (such as the discovery of advanced technology buried deep in the earth, dating back millions of years) or other anomalies, makes a mockery of this idea of steady progress.
Many ancient structures are built with 100-ton blocks of stone that fit together so perfectly that no mortar was used. Even today's technology could not replicate such wonders. The sarcophagus found in the Great Pyramid was cut to such a high degree of precision and smoothness that only the most advanced cutting tools used today could possibly achieve it. Diamond rings have been discovered in lumps of coal millions of years old. Even a wristwatch has been found in rock strata predating the dinosaurs.
Perhaps the most well known oddity is the Antikythera Mechanism.
https://www.bing.com/opalredirect?opalurl=opal://search?q%3Dantikythera%2Bmechanism%26setmkt%3Den-US%26FORM%3DOPSBTW%26PC%3DD2C%26setlang%3Den_GB%26omwq%3D0&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bing.com%2Fopalweb%3Fq%3Dantikythera%2Bmechanism%26setmkt%3Den-US%26FORM%3DOPSBTW%26PC%3DD2C%26setlang%3Den_GB%26omwq%3D0
Did man evolve from apes? I doubt it, but the prevailing orthodoxy would have us believe so. This is why I would urge caution in settling for the evolutionary view of the world, in which the present is more advanced and people more intelligent than the past.
Well, I'm rambling a bit...!
Good luck in your search and happy reading.
[–] Inaminit 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Read up on DNA migration.
[–] Wazhappenin1 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Howard Bloom "the global brain" wicked good. Written really well and some great connections.