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There is enough Neanderthal DNA in the modern non-sub-Saharan human population (we all have a few percent Neanderthal DNA, but that few percent is different in
by danieltillett 7y ago
There is enough Neanderthal DNA in the modern non-sub-Saharan human population (we all have a few percent Neanderthal DNA, but that few percent is different in each of us) that some people probably think like Neanderthals.
- hutzlibu 7y agoI was more talking about the different mindset ... coming from a very different culture. My point was actually that the DNA difference probably does not lead to a very different thinking. But different culture does.
- danieltillett 7y agoWe certainly know that different DNA leads to different thinking or else we would think like a chimpanzee. The question is does Neanderthal thinking live on in our modern culture. I have no idea, but it is a testable hypothesis.
- hutzlibu 7y agoSurely does different DNA leads to different thinking. But when interbreeding is possible, differences might not be great ... much smaller than the cultural differences
- danieltillett 7y agoThat is a hypothesis, not something we know. Having three children of my own all very different to each other in thinking makes me doubt culture has much influence on how people think.