Linda, I had a look at the link you gave and I am still trying to see the evidence for evolution in the information given. Even the evolutionists there admit the neanderthals are human, yet they say they are not "modern humans'.....(well at least obviously they did not survive)....does this make them any "less" human though? I think a lot of it is simply down to the interpreter's bias for the most part.

I'd imagine they were a particular race of people, like the aboriginies, negroes, asians etc.. If you have a look at the aboriginies, you'd also note the differences in their jaws and brows compared to us, whereas we as whites, tend to have less prominence to our faces, so how does this make neanderthals any different Many interpretations of what these people were like, is based only on the remains, rather than seeing them as they really were. Which can make a big difference on someone's belief. If you've got a skeleton, depending on what belief you have, the end result of what we see in the museums is very much from the evolutionary perspective.

All people have their own distinct features within their races, but they are all fully human. I cannot imagine labelling a human being otherwise to be honest, unless I had irrefutable evidence to prove otherwise.

Now what makes Neanderthals different simply becaues their physical structure/frame is so much more robust? We know some of them were suffering from deficiencies, because some were stooped over. Not all of them were. Having a more robust skeletal frame and heavier brow etc does not make them any less human than anybody else. The lifestyles these people lead could have made a difference to them also, depending on how their bodies were used. You can see that if a person is made to use their jaw enough (I don't mean for talking) the jaw can become more pronounced over time. Exercise anything enough and the same thing will occur. We do not really know all the things that were involved with these people.

Basically Linda, it's one person's word against another on this issue and if the fossil evidence is anything to go by (ones I provided on the other thread), we can see that no evolution has taken place in all the millions of years that evolution has tried to throw on them. And I can imagine it isn't any different with human beings either!

I consider Neanderthals an interesting race of human being. I do not consider them an earlier transitional form from any ape or ape-like creature. Whether it's old age, bone disease, deficiencies, or their general natural appearance or whatever else, it still doesn't take the humanity away from the fact they are human beings.