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Mabus

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16. Yet, the concurrent megafauna die-off in Europe is attributed to climate

Reply to Odin2005 (Reply #4)

Sat May 5, 2012, 11:59 AM

May 2012

The idea that paleo-Indians killed off the megafauna in North America is a myth and should be reexamined in context of what was happening in the rest of the world.

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That we were meant to exist as part of nature annabanana May 2012 #1

Yet those "noble savages" still killed off the Megafauna. Odin2005 May 2012 #4

Yep. That said, what was done to them was - at least - in the same league. Posteritatis May 2012 #6

Oh, I agree completely. Odin2005 May 2012 #10

Yet, the concurrent megafauna die-off in Europe is attributed to climate Mabus May 2012 #16

+1 4th law of robotics May 2012 #17

5 paras. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #2

More needs to be done, for sure. Vattel May 2012 #3

K&R. Odin2005 May 2012 #5

A biased result castnet55 May 2012 #7

Uh, Yeah....... alittlelark May 2012 #9

+1 yellerpup May 2012 #12

"Do we as a society continue to pour in millions of dollars as we have in the war on poverty?" bemildred May 2012 #13

Biased, or informed? sofa king May 2012 #19

Cobell vs Salazar Settlement - a "win" for the Obama Administration PufPuf23 May 2012 #41

so we should only pay attention to studies by white people? Enrique May 2012 #32

+1000 n/t ProfessionalLeftist May 2012 #33

K&R DeSwiss May 2012 #8

My favorite. yellerpup May 2012 #11

K&R! countryjake May 2012 #14

Let's give them something big like gigantic valuable tracts of land. limpyhobbler May 2012 #15

Farcical nonsense Ron Obvious May 2012 #18

Gee, are the Nomans in power now? lunatica May 2012 #20

The Normans stayed Ron Obvious May 2012 #21

LOL! lunatica May 2012 #22

Thanks Ron Obvious May 2012 #23

Did the King of England treat with the Normans? sofa king May 2012 #24

What difference does it make? Ron Obvious May 2012 #25

I've heard of Kennewick man, have you heard of the Ainu? azurnoir May 2012 #27

I've heard of them... Ron Obvious May 2012 #31

Yes, but few of them promised to pay for it. sofa king May 2012 #34

Did the Norman King treat with the English? ieoeja May 2012 #42

here is the difference -assimilation in fact the very form of English you now speak and write in is azurnoir May 2012 #29

Of course Ron Obvious May 2012 #30

Assimilation is not a legal defense for the U.S. sofa king May 2012 #35

OK Ron Obvious May 2012 #36

Yep, even the term "Indian" is contentious. sofa king May 2012 #38

Very informative Ron Obvious May 2012 #39

Is Ghadaffy still listed on the board of human rights commission ? may3rd May 2012 #26

Resistance is futile? AnOhioan May 2012 #37

The Firesign Theatre used this as one of the core themes in one of their best albums slackmaster May 2012 #28

i can sort of see where..... rppper May 2012 #40