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In reply to the discussion: Does the Big Bang breakthrough offer proof of God? [View all]nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)and chimps are cousins, we did not evolve from apes, chimps or other modern day primates. That said, we are primates.
Somewhere around six million years ago the process of speciacion started. The branch our common ancestor was on became branches. Our predecessors evolved into different species, such as Homo Abilis, the first of our ancestors to use tools. The first step actually was standing up, in a savannah, not even a desert. We see similar behavior these days with chimps and bonobos, they are even making tools now, and they are self aware. Evolution, in fact, has not stopped, for either us or them.
Our cousins evolved into chimps and bonobos. We share 99% of the genetic code with our cousins. What makes us different is that 1%, and that is the reason for a larger brain vault, no hair, and a few other elements. Language, they have it too.
But we did not evolve from apes. And if you do not understand how the process works, well, I guess the we evolved from apes makes zero sense. and it should not, because we did not.
You asked about early bacteria evolving into humans, alas they did, over the span of life on Earth, we are talking not in the term of millions of years, but billions. Most of that time, well, it was not multicelular life either. There were even five major catastrophes for life on Earth The last one involves dinosaurs, and if that had not happened. I can tell you, we would not be having this discussion. I guarantee it. There goes that god I guess... but intelligent dinosaurs who developed culture would be interesting to consider.
Why am I bothering with this? I really have no idea. But if you are going to discuss anything, at least bother to learn the basics.
Otherwise, shit stirring comes to mind.
Oh and I am nice, here from the wiki, on speciation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speciation
And here on human evolution
http://humanorigins.si.edu/resources/intro-human-evolution
By the way, I share my home with two conures. Their two species are in the early process of it. and while they could have fertile chicks, and at the borders of their respective habitats they likely do, fertile in fact, they are undergoing the early process. They look different from the outside.
Just by looking at them from the outside you would not be able to tell they are very closely related genetically, now would you?