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Do humans lost there fur during the ice age?

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Yesterday I was watching a documentary on human evolution and genetics and a thought have struck me.

When humans where nearly wiped out by the super volcano eruption (Tambora) in Indonesia it has brought with it the Ice age Europe and Asia where covered by Ice.

Back then humans....there population was decreasing from 10 thousand to 2 thousand.

Evidence was found that humans where in ha-biting caves at the time of the Ice age.

Could humans lost there fur when whilst they where living in caves?

Some animals living in caves such as rats have no fur.

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  1. we did not evolve.God created us.King Jehovah God created Adam from dust and eve from his rib.


  2. The latest postulations on why we lost our body hair suggests that it was due to some sort of sexual selection. The lack of hair would show the specimens resistance to parasites or skin infections to prospective mates.

    Also it seems almost certain that we lost our hair in Africa, the almost undisputed origin of humankind. We can estimate this with relative certainty because there are no groups of humans anywhere in the world who still retain hair to the same degree as other apes. This suggest that this innovation happened before we spread out across the world while we were still in a small area or a relatively small population so that the mutation could spread out across all of our ancestors.

    Also I would just like to show my distain for people like Theo who feel the need to share their beliefs where tthey are obviously not needed or constructive. I do not answer theological questions or force my scientific theories (which at least, unlike Theo's, have tangible eveidence that do not extend beyond a book written by corrupt and politisised men) upon religious people, so it would seem merely curtious for people like Theo to treat scientific questions in the same way. Theo may consider what I have to say to be rubbish but I feel exactly the same way about his statement and at least my input was constructive and invited.

    Sorry for the rant lol. I guess I'm just a bit weird

  3. We probably lost our body hair living on the plains of Africa.  It was not necessary in the heat of Africa.

    As we moved north, we wore animal skins instead, so there was never selection to get it back.

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