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Line 58: − * The brain size of neanderthalensis meets or exceeds that of humans today.
→Creationist's views: irrelevant; brain size does not affect intellectual capacity
[[Young Earth Creationism|Young Earth Creationists]] do not believe Neanderthals were a now extinct prehistoric sentient species, but believe that Neanderthals were fully human <ref>http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/am/v1/n2/worthy-ancestors</ref>, based on these factors:
[[Young Earth Creationism|Young Earth Creationists]] do not believe Neanderthals were a now extinct prehistoric sentient species, but believe that Neanderthals were fully human <ref>http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/am/v1/n2/worthy-ancestors</ref>, based on these factors:
* They had the ability to speak, like humans.
* They had the ability to speak, like humans.
* The skeletons of humans and neanderthalensis are very similar in bone count and types. The size differences between the two can be seen today in humans.
* The skeletons of humans and neanderthalensis are very similar in bone count and types. The size differences between the two can be seen today in humans.