Giants

What are everybody's thoughts on an ancient "giant" race of people?

I call bullshit, but my BF insists that there were giants running around.

Thought I'd ask!

http://www.edwardtbabinski.us/creationism/giants.html

http://www.returnofthenephilim.com/G...scoveries.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meganthropus


I'm guessing it's all a hoax...I can't really find anything on Google that tells me any of the "giant" bone discoveries through the years are authentic. Even with a pituitary problem it's doubtful a man could reach 12-15 ft. in height. We'd all know about it!

I was just wondering if any of you had heard about this.

I'm off to check YouTube.
(obviously, not much of a researcher...LOL!)

Yes, the "nephilim."...But giant races of people seemed to be mentioned a lot...even in the USA and South America.

I'm only asking because I'd never heard of any of this before.
I have heard of Meganthropus before...but they aren't considered human?

I'm coming back to this tomorrow when I am awake. Zzzzzzz.......

From talkorigins.org:
There are a number of clear trends (which were neither continuous nor uniform) from early australopithecines to recent humans: increasing brain size, increasing body size, increasing use of and sophistication in tools, decreasing tooth size, decreasing skeletal robustness.

The evidence, so far, does not support the stories of giants existing at some time in the past. The tales in the Bible about giants seem to be closely connected with the myths about gods and mortals forming sexual unions that created Herculean off-spring. Just another example of how Biblical writers borrowed from the myths around them to create their brand of religion.

If anyone can come up with some legitimate peer-reviewed evidence of the existence of bones or fossils of "giants" (of the 10 ft plus variety) I certainly would be interested in seeing it.

Originally Posted by Rationella

If anyone can come up with some legitimate peer-reviewed evidence of the existence of bones or fossils of "giants" (of the 10 ft plus variety) I certainly would be interested in seeing it.

Exactly! I think anything up to about 8 feet in height can just be considered giantism (pituitary)like you might see today...but I'd like to see real evidence of something bigger than that.