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What made us seperate in colour, i just dont see any natural selection/survival of the fittest theory to be in the works here.
demongoat
Curious69
I do find it relativly strange that if humans evolved in africa, why dont we all have dark complexity?
Why would the europeans eventualy become pale just by leaving. is there some biological reason behind that?
yes, there is, we evolved dark skin to help prevent skin damage, but dark skin prevents vit D from being formed, and as we moved north the sun was less direct so to get more sun light we evolved away from dark skin.
Dark colours get hotter in the sun than bright ones, so why did the inhabitants of the hottest climate be dark
no, it has nothing to do with heat, it has to do with vit d absorption and death from radiation.
and the ones that vent to a colder climate where sucking as much sun as possible would seem beneficial lost the colour
over time?
the sun is less direct the farther north you go, even more so in the mountains, hence why the the whitest people are in northern europe like the swedes and norwegians.
We do get sun in europe, and what about the eskimos they are also dark skinned, but i guess not due to heat or the sun.
as i said, it has nothing to do with the heat of the sun, it has to do with radiation, the Inuit don't have that problem because of their diet, lighter skin tones are unneeded because they eat lots of fish that give them the needed vit d, it may also be that certain types of radiation hit them but not people in europe, so they may still need dark skin.
GargIndia
reply to post by Shuye
Earth is no prison planet. Earth is one of the most beautiful and resource-rich planets. Other races have come due to earth's uniqueness.
Curious69
Well thanks for taking time to answer despite the hostile/ubermench tone on your answer.
yes i might need to learn more about evolution and about a million other things, that is why i asked in the first place.
to get answers to specific questions, without having to read a complete lecture on the subject.
why do you ask questions?.
What do you need to learn more about, or are you the allknowing oracle that you suggest to be. sorry for asking
but i guess you already know the answer.
demongoat
Curious69
Well thanks for taking time to answer despite the hostile/ubermench tone on your answer.
you are projecting that, there is nothing hostile about anything i said, seems you are the one feeling hostility not me.
yes i might need to learn more about evolution and about a million other things, that is why i asked in the first place.
to get answers to specific questions, without having to read a complete lecture on the subject.
who says you need a lecture on it? google is your friend, i wasn't sure why inuit are darker skinned than other people in the far north, i googled it
why do you ask questions?.
i ask questions if i can't find the information myself or the people i'm asking are experts, like geneticists or paleologists, which i know a few of both, mostly to get a better insight on their areas of expertise.
What do you need to learn more about, or are you the allknowing oracle that you suggest to be. sorry for asking
but i guess you already know the answer.
oh come on quit being a drama queen, now you are just being butthurt over something i wasn't doing. you are an adult, you shouldn't need spoonfeeding with the tons of websites out there, heck wiki can answer you.
i don't know a lot about a lot of things but i know that i have the ability to research and so do you.
you have petabites of information on the web, you don't need to ask us, go delve into it like i did.
i have little patience with people who i know full well can find the information they are seeking into google, because the question has been asked by a lot of people, calling my post hostile is absurd.
i'd advise you not to read any truly hostile posts from me if you find the one you replied to that distressing, your heart may not take the stress.
ParasuvO
LOL man, believing in things being all naturally caused is funny.
I still have not seen anyone prove how the differences in DNA that occur, that have nothing to do with Sunlight,
And when has anyone seen white people living in Africa for thousands of years evolve at all ?
I think much more to this story than your disproven textbooks can try to fly.
Curious69
So according to you its not acceptable to seek answers/ask questions on ats?
Hell we could just all google anything and just stay away from here then.
Understanding you right only informed people should frequent this site and not bother people with your
brain capasity.
I just wonder why you bothered to answer in the first place. it sort of defies logic when reading the rest of your post.
But thanks again for spending your precious time on my lazy non googeling ass.
demongoat
Curious69
So according to you its not acceptable to seek answers/ask questions on ats?
no... i expect people to think and learn on their own first. there is nothing wrong with asking questions, but i expect as an adult you have at least learned how to learn, which it seems you haven't.
Hell we could just all google anything and just stay away from here then.
apparently you should if you can't even comprehend a post without completely straw-manning it, you are a completely disingenuous person.
Understanding you right only informed people should frequent this site and not bother people with your
brain capasity.
your understanding of my post is complete garbage. read it again, read it more than once if you have to, or get someone to help you because you have no bloody clue what i wrote and are just projecting crap.
no where did i say anything like you did, my opinion is that asking questions that are already answered a million different ways is a waste of time for everyone, if you don't like it well too bad. i like to help people, that is why i answered you, but instead of saying thank you, you acted like a five year-old.
I just wonder why you bothered to answer in the first place. it sort of defies logic when reading the rest of your post.
you know... me too, obviously i should stop helping ungrateful whiners who seem to only be able to filter everything through their inferiority complex.
by the way it is perfectly logical to have an opinion that people should learn this stuff on their own over asking questions they can answer themselves and still answer questions, that is what bloody TEACHERS DO!
what the hell did you do in school?! you do research and learn, the teacher wants you to, but will answer your questions too.
But thanks again for spending your precious time on my lazy non googeling ass.
anyones time is precious when it comes to answering ungrateful people.
wisper
GargIndia
reply to post by Shuye
Earth is no prison planet. Earth is one of the most beautiful and resource-rich planets. Other races have come due to earth's uniqueness.
Well any good prison needs to keep its inmates alive and entertained.
Stormdancer777
good point
That would be Biblical.
Genesis 3:
KBadger
Dynamike
reply to post by Shuye
Hint: We share 98% of our genetics with other primates.
And 90% with cats. Are you currently interested in chasing mice?
wisper
Maybe we arrived on earth in a giant alien ark along with the animals.....