I note your acknowledgement that absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence, but I think the science has gone further than this to rebut this opinion or theory or hypothesis.
Firstly, there’s not a linear progression from some distant precursor like monkeys through to homo sapiens. Rather we seem to have coalesced from a number of other species, and this record is present in the fossil record in Africa.
Secondly, there are plenty of fossils from elsewhere on the planet of animals from other genus, so while glaciers might have destroyed some evidence, not all of it has been destroyed.
I don’t know enough about this to give you a thorough rebuttal, suffice to say people who do conclude that the out of Africa theory is the most credible given the available evidence. One can choose to believe something else, but ofc that’s contrary to the evidence.
I note your acknowledgement that absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence, but I think the science has gone further than this to rebut this opinion or theory or hypothesis.
Firstly, there’s not a linear progression from some distant precursor like monkeys through to homo sapiens. Rather we seem to have coalesced from a number of other species, and this record is present in the fossil record in Africa.
Secondly, there are plenty of fossils from elsewhere on the planet of animals from other genus, so while glaciers might have destroyed some evidence, not all of it has been destroyed.
I don’t know enough about this to give you a thorough rebuttal, suffice to say people who do conclude that the out of Africa theory is the most credible given the available evidence. One can choose to believe something else, but ofc that’s contrary to the evidence.