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What if Neanderthal's never went extinct?
Topic Started: Dec 16 2016, 12:58 PM (348 Views)
DinosaurMichael
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Title says it all. How would society be today if Neanderthal's didn't go extinct and manage to still exist alongside them today? Would history be different? How would it be? Would they be treated equally or different? Well this is the thread to talk about it.

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Ceph
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A little Neanderthal lives in most of us, but I'm sure that's not the response you are looking for. As a separate species sharing territory and resources with Homo sapiens, I would pity them. I can't imagine them sharing our culture with out being absorbed, so I'd have to picture a separate culture on the fringe. Possibly surviving only on preserves or reservations. Its hard to imagine them thriving in the areas they once lived considering the turbulent human events that have taken place there through the centuries. They would have likely been driven into the most inhospitable parts of Europe and Asia, such as the tundras, deserts, and remote mountainous regions. I would not be surprised if our ancestors enslaved Neanderthals at some point, in which case they may have been distributed all over the globe. If their presence did not alter the course of human history to drastically to this point, I would think there would be laws protecting them. In a nutshell, I can't see humans treating another species as equals.
Edited by Ceph, Dec 16 2016, 01:51 PM.
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Grazier
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They'd have a history of discrimination and exclusion and today many would be engulfed by a cycle of poverty, crime and drug/alcohol addictions as a result. However they'd by now be protected and supported by social justice acts and organisations, and would be contributing their unique and powerful minds to society in interesting ways. I suspect they'd be great inventors.
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