From: Thom Quinn (swo@execpc.com)
Date: Mon Aug 04 1997 - 09:55:23 MDT
This is why, although a biological concept of species exists, there is
not biological concept of race (although cultural ethnic groups are
real).
Thom Q
>
> John K Clark <johnkc@well.com> writes:
>
> >The recent DNA Neanderthal finding, which proved that we are not
> >descended from them, destroyed the only rival to the out of Africa
> >theory, it's pretty clear now that not only Homo Habilis but Homo
> >Erectus and even fully modern humans originated in Africa. We're
> >all Africans, every one of us.
>
> I have been trying to point this out to people for many years now.
> The facts are clear, from the work of the Leakey's, to recent
> studies of global distribution of mitochondrial DNA, we are all
> originally from Africa.
>
> Try mentioning this in any sort of gathering and watch the results.
>
> <sigh> all in good time.
>
> Brian
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