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Conclusion
Darwin risked his theory on fossils. Einstein risked his theory on light. APH
risks itself on the convergence of genomes, artifacts, and demography.
If symbolic culture existed continuously before 150kya, APH dies.
If no regulatory sweeps exist at ~70kya, APH dies.
If other hominins had parallel symbolic symphonies, APH dies.
But if the evidence aligns—as current data increasingly suggests—the
probability strongly favors APH. Its explanatory power is orders of magnitude
stronger than gradualist models.
APH is not metaphor. It is a scientific wager with odds approaching 1,000:1 in
its favor.
