I was thinking about Neandertals...

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And not really anything in regards to autism at all.

I know they supposedly had a somewhat shorter lifespan, which would mean that Cro-Magnon would have had an advantage in a longer reproductive period. As well, its possible that Cro-Magnon would have had a longer period in which to pass on and gather more knowledge, Therefore, out competing Neandertal in the long run.

Nobody ever discusses why they were out competed, they just argue over which species was smarter!

We seem to be heading down a similar path as humans, where the less educated are having more kids and earlier, while the upper class and educated people tend to have less.

Any thoughts or disagreements?

Good point. I started a discussion on the same subject from a different perspective but it didn’t get very far.

http://www.wrongplanet.net/postt76475.html