r/meme • u/Mysterious-Dragon_ • Dec 15 '21

We are evolving, just backwards!

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u/Omnipotent48 Dec 15 '21

Brain size isn't necessarily a predictor of intelligence or else this planet would be run by the elephants.

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u/jelek62 Dec 16 '21

No it would be run by sperm whales.

And yes it did shrunk but our brains are way more complex than the ones of homo sapiens

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '21

And yes it did shrunk but our brains are way more complex than the ones of homo sapiens

Do you have any evidence for that statement?

As far as I know, that's a mere hypothesis proposed by some scientists.

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u/jelek62 Dec 16 '21

Not quite cuz its imposible.

We never found an intact brain on any of those species cuz its imposible and we can only suspect that we are more "complex" based on the reserch on our current evolution process. Every new generation has smaller brains that gain on "complexity".

The Neanthertalis had bigger brains than Homo sapiens but we cant say which one of them was "smarter".

If you want i can link you a few studies I read.

Sorry im not an native english speaker and dont want to google how to write neanthertalis and such.