Comments by "Roger Scott Cathey" (@rogerscottcathey) on "Highly Compelling" channel.

  1. How many complete Neanderthal skeletons have been discovered? About 30? Drawing general conclusions from 30 samples from a field of potentially of 100K+ to millions seems a stretch. The feet with a midarch break or mid-tarsal hinge is what we are told characterizes Sasquatch, and they attain statures of six and seven feet or more.
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  2. They also learned to split living limbs or branches and inserting a stone tool into the split and allowing the branch to heal around the axe or club head. After fully encased, they had obviously learned the utility of serrated blades to saw the branch off.
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  3. 0:31 What's a "mental process on the chin"? And what does lacking such imply?
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  4. Could they be counting
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  5.  @BatMan-oe2gh  : 400 partial remains. Out of a potential population of hundreds of thousands to millions, broad conclusions aren't justified.
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  6. All these images of primitive people looking like they all have black hair. So, did fair skinned, blonds and red heads just magically appear? suddenly?
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  7.  @HighlyCompelling  : Thanks for reiterating that.
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  8.  @smd5001  : I question the reasoning behind that. The evolution of the synthesis of the hormone "vitamin" D has issues assuming melatonin density started out high. Which in turn presumes direct sun exposure and blue skies. The prehistoric Earth probably lived under a continuous, moisture laden haze, and therefore grabbing as much UV B radiation as possible required lighter skin, to convert 7-dehydrocholesterol into pre-D3 which then isomerizes into D3. The assumption of catastrophists is the haze was not primeval but resulted from an impact and volcanoes and whatnot, and the period of development of light skin became selected. I'm afraid not enough time of the catastrophic weather event allowed such a scenario. At least I find it hard imagining it.
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  9.  @BatMan-oe2gh  : I read 30 mostly complete remains. Estimations of a population of 70,000 from such scant findings seems an inexact estimation. I'll look into the means for arriving at that figure. For now, I don't buy it.
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  10.  @BatMan-oe2gh  : you're guessing now
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  11.  @BatMan-oe2gh  : Oh, second hand scientism. Got it
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  12. ​ @DorchesterMom : a description Neanderthalensis foot architecture matches that deduced for Sasquatch and Australopithecus. Revisiting the "midtarsal break" Jeremy M DeSilva. Am J Phys Anthropol. 2010 Feb.
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  13. "While not conclusive, analysis of Neanderthal foot bones suggests a more mobile midfoot compared to modern humans, potentially indicating a degree of midtarsal break.  Revisiting the "midtarsal break" - PubMed Am J Phys Anthropol. ... The midtarsal break was first described in this journal nearly 75 years ago to explain the ability of non-human primates to lift their ...  PubMed Midtarsal Break Variation in Modern Humans - Boston University The midtarsal break, or midfoot break (DeSilva, 2010) was first recognized by Elfman and Manter (1935) and has traditionally been characterized as dorsiflexion ...  Boston University A New Feet in Primate Research - National Geographic Jun 8, 2013 — That suggested a midtarsal break—a type of footprint pressure DeSilva and other scientists associated only with gorillas and chimpanzees. "It was sho...  National Geographic Rethinking the evolution of the human foot: insights from ... Sep 6, 2018 — Midtarsal break A phenomenon observed during terrestrial walking in great apes immediately following heel lift. As the heel is lifted from the ground...  The Company of Biologists Unique foot posture in Neanderthals reflects their body mass and high ... Feb 6, 2022 — Unique foot posture in Neanderthals reflects their body mass and high mechanical stress. ... sapiens, Neanderthals exhibit differences in the talocru... University College London Unique
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  14. ​ @BatMan-oe2gh : "go away"? You're in my OP space
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  15. So, a vortex theory of population. Interesting.
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