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War · 3155 days ago · link · · parent · post: New Species of Human Ancestor, Homo Naledi, Is Found in a South African Cave
Honestly that may have been the case. We may have been the most physically superior of the homo species, and actively replaced them. Imagine that? What if we weren't the smartest iteration? What if another homo species was actually destined to have a greater evolution of the brain? I'm not even sure if that's how that works, but that is an interesting idea.
Killerhurtz · 3155 days ago · link ·
It is a very interesting idea - and evolution definitely works that way. If they were smarter but we were more enduring, or if they were smarter but we were just generally more adaptable/adapted to the climate, we would have won. Evolution does not favor the smartest; it favors the one who actually survives.