Human Origins Rethink ?
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"the common ancestor of both humans and modern apes — was different from both, and apes have evolved just as much as humans have from that common ancestor, they said."
"Researchers concluded that both the human branch and the ape branch of the family tree have evolved significantly from its common ancestor, and chimps can no longer be thought of as a “proxy” for that common ancestor."
"I bring this up because some Darwinsists and other assorted materialists have attacked human exceptionalism on the basis that our supposed emergence from the great apes and/or our genetic closeness means that we should not think of ourselves as distinctive."
Of course we don't need a fossil to tell us we are distinct as humans. Consciousness, 1st person perspective, what philosophers call "qaulia", etc... make this clearly evident.
- in essence, because if indeed we did "evolve" from a proto-human, it wasn't a small feces flinging lemur type thingy.teleos
- what?? not a small face feces lemur type thing??? How can you conclude THAT from this skeleton?? lolKhurram
- ummm because it's more human in structure and looks nothing like a little lemur?teleos
- lol. Fool. At what chronological point in time do you think scientists think lemurs became monleys???Khurram