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lol....it actually matters how intelligent they were....if they were not as intelligent as 'Homo Sapiens Sapiens' despite having the same ancestor and facing similar Earthly environment, then that IS one of the drawbacks of the 'Theory of Evolution'.....Yeah, scientific studies are not the last words, your assertions are
It doesn't matter how much intelligent they were, it is sufficient to show you the mirror about your assertions human like intelligent happened in a very narrow range of species.....
Chimpanzees, Gorillas, Orangutans are all intelligent to some extent but none like Humans, on top of that, if the 'Neanderthals'(closest but extinct relatives of Modern Humans) are not as intelligent as Humans(which is the proven idea so far), then it actually proves that Human like intelligence happened only in one subspecies of the Genus 'Homo'.....not even in a narrow range......
I think it's time to look at the mirror yourself and try to understand what you are seeing....
This is what happens when people think they are intelligent while actually they are not.....you don't even understand the basics of Evolution still arguing about it....I think, you do not understand the meaning of 'Natural Selection' properly......Eat the humble pie, with some grass to match your intellect - Slime Time: Continental Jam Linked to Evolution's Long Pause
Not able to digest the fact that you still don't get the simple fact that whenever "natural selection" pauses, evolution pauses. It is the essence of ToE. another .....
Natural selection, by its very nature, cannot be paused/stopped/reduced/increased because it is not a process but a phenomenon. It just happens continuously and its effect(which is Evolution) may be pronounced or vague depending on the random mutations of genes giving rise to genetic variations in the 'Gene pool'......and this vague or apparently unnoticeable Evolution is termed as 'Evolutionary pause' in the article....the word 'pause' is used metaphorically not actually meaning 'stop temporarily'....
Secondly the so called 'Evolutionary pause' is not the matter of actual concern here.....because we're discussing about the end result, what we are seeing now.....and we see only one species with extraordinary intelligence and the rest, not even close.....
The Tectonic movement, when it was relatively more stable, said to have caused the so called 'Evolutionary Pause'.....But the most important thing to consider is that the stability or instability of the environment effects all organisms, when the environment was relatively stable the entire set of living organisms experienced the so called 'Evolutionary Pause', when the environment was unstable, the evolutionary rate of all the species should have 'increased' according to the same logic.
Bottomline is, whatever may be the situation of the environment, it effects everyone, not just a selected few and so, the emergence of only Humans out of all the species(even older than them) as the most intelligent species, defies the logic behind Evolution itself.
I knew you would be lying(as you're at your wit's end), you gave that indication before, so I gave the post numbers as references in my previous post BUT that didn't stop you.....looks like, I've to quote my own posts so that you cannot lie shamelessly....Apparently, evolution didn't act on you. You are the best example that dumbfcks are produced during the evolutionary process. You first "asserted" that brain got nothing to do with walking, only leg muscles. When I gave link, you changed color quicker than a chameleon.....
No! I never said that brain has got NOTHING to do with walking......
This is what is said in post #91
Which means, the brain plays its role ofcourse(similar for Human and other animal newborns), but the strong leg muscle is the main reason(not the only reason) why animals stand up quickly.Regarding brain size, both human and other animal brains mature after birth.....the fact that animals start walking almost instantly after birth while humans cannot, has more to do with strong leg muscles than brain maturity...
Buddy, don't try to 'school' everyone with your illogic, it only embarrasses you......Now, let me school you again (since your comprehension ability is that of an ant) evolution has no preference with intelligent or non-intelligent creatures. it has only preference for the "survival". If intelligence help survival of species, evolution prefers it. However, if intelligence reduces the survival (like the hypothetical scenario I presented), evolution prefers dumbfcks. How hard is it to comprehend
You are providing logic??? nah, it is only comic....
I agree with the first part of your claim that Evolution only helps in survival, it doesn't specifically aim to enhance intelligence, but in the process, increases intelligence just like any other trait of the body, intelligent species are more likely to survive, hence, as a tool of survival, Evolution prefers intelligence.......all that, I said before you in post #75, I'm quoting that again(below), in case you lie...
....evolution doesn't "aim" to do anything, it is not a process designed by someone.......so, the brain, like any other parts of the body should evolve too....and species should become more and more intelligent/adaptive....infact, there is evidence about how the shape and size of the skulls of the primates changed over time, with that, their intelligence......indicating adaptation of the brain(probably depending on its use, just like any other organ)...
The second part of your post I don't agree with, it is outright foolish....
Evolution can never make a species dumber 'cause that will reduce its chance of survival and there is no evidence so far, to prove it.....I asked for your proof though.
If, being more intelligent, which is generally associated with increase in Brain volume and hence the size of the skull, pose any anatomical threat, then Evolution manages it without sacrificing brain size/intelligence and the Human brain is the proof as indicated by the article you provided yourself.
Evolution has managed small pelvis of Human female and ever growing Human Brain volume in such a way that Humans are born with a sufficiently small(immature) brain and then, most of the growth takes place i.e the ultimate size of the brain and hence the intelligence is not sacrificed.......and I said this before too in post #91(even before you posted the article regarding 'Brains' in post #92)....here, I'm posting it again(below)....
...and your 'bigger brain size leading to increase in mother and child mortality' theory is absurd because, most of the growth takes place after birth.....
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