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Re:What we know sex with Neanderthals was like by trianglem on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @04:40PM (#25768321)
When you apply a normalization like that I don’t think my statement is true anymore. But as a proportion of sex over any given time slice over time I still think it holds.
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Re:What we know sex with Neanderthals was like by kadoban on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @05:27PM (#25768840)
Is this based on any particular evidence though or just a feeling?

I don't think it's really guaranteed at all. Sexual behavior and courtship (or lack thereof) varies a lot over different species and I don't think I've personally seen much to indicate one way or the other what early human or pre-human behavior would have been.

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Re:What we know sex with Neanderthals was like by trianglem on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @07:51PM (#25770262)
Definitely feel, not evidence based.
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Re:What we know sex with Neanderthals was like by lmilcin on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @08:37PM (#25770659)
Is that based on reading of actual research or is this based on movies?

You know, movies are pretty bad at very easy and tangible things like physics. The can't adequately show very contemporary activities like hacking or programming. How accurate do you think is portrayal of prehistoric cultures in mainstream entertainment movies and TV shows?

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Re:What we know sex with Neanderthals was like by trianglem on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @09:10PM (#25770941)
Well that’s a patronizing comment. It’s based on research of how great apes act as well as readings on how hunter gather societies today function.
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