(June 24, 2011 at 12:38 am)liferocks Wrote: I do believe that science holds many valuable answers for us , but FaithNoMore, you say that brain injuries in humans can be studied. That is because the actual brain or subject are present to question, dissect, analyse. Fossil records have no brain matter intact and the subject, in this case the "Erectus", is not present for inquiry.
I was taught evolution in high school, never questioned it then but things like this are now what I am seeking to answer. What you say to me now is in relation to what we know of human biology in regards to present human beings, not lower life forms or erectus that science claims no longer exist. This is one line of my thinking that as of yet still remains in dispute.
It's not just in relation to human biology, but that of all primates. We know from studying other primates, that the different areas of the brain perform the same functions in them as well. The difference in humans are the size of these different areas. We can determine how big these areas are in fossils from the size and shape of the skull cavity.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
