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conservativefrank 5 points ago +7 / -2

Humans did not evolve from apes.

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Elvathelion [S] 4 points ago +4 / -0

Ok, put that aside for now - just acknowledge that at some point there were at least two species of humans on the planet.

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conservativefrank 3 points ago +4 / -1

Humans did not evolve from apes. The image linked suggests that humans evolved from apes.

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LirukDatan 6 points ago +6 / -0

Humans did not evolve from apes. Humans and apes share a common ancestor.

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conservativefrank 2 points ago +3 / -1

That's the claim. It's false, but it's not what the image suggests. The image suggests that people evolved from apes.

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LirukDatan 1 point ago +1 / -0

I think that this misinformation comes from dumbing the science down for everyday consumption.

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Elvathelion [S] 2 points ago +2 / -0

That's not what the book is about. Not going to sidetrack into a theological debate.

I think just getting people to realize that good and evil exists would be helpful to the overall situation.

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conservativefrank 1 point ago +2 / -1

Good and evil do exist. If the book isn't about humans evolving from apes, the image wouldn't suggest it.

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Elvathelion [S] 2 points ago +2 / -0

Human physiology has changed over the millennia - much of it depending on diet and generational breeding trends. Humans are generally taller now on average than 200 years ago, for instance.

Looks, bone structure and numerous other aesthetics are impacted by genetics. Although it is generally considered politically incorrect to do so - all one has to do is compare an aboriginal human to a "modern human" to understand there are appearance differences.


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conservativefrank 2 points ago +2 / -0

They're still humans.

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Elvathelion [S] 1 point ago +1 / -0

Yes, who is saying they aren't? Neanderthals were human.

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Elvathelion [S] 1 point ago +1 / -0

Humanity is definitely in danger - from itself - or evil cousins.

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dankai420 -1 points ago +1 / -2

Yes we did.

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conservativefrank 5 points ago +5 / -0

Even evilutionism zealotry doesn't claim that. It claims humans and apes had a common ancestor.

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ERguy87 4 points ago +4 / -0

Look Frank, you just need to accept that you're the product of a fish-frog having butt sex with a monkey and that Joe Biden is the rightful occupant of the Office of the President Elect. Because corn pop was a bad dude and everyone deserves baddaheathkare!

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conservativefrank 2 points ago +2 / -0

We all came from rain falling on rocks.

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Elvathelion [S] 2 points ago +2 / -0

You know, the thing.

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dankai420 0 points ago +1 / -1

Old world apes are apes, biology is evolution, if you don't believe in evolution you missed all biology classes, a whole subject, how did you even pass high school?

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conservativefrank 1 point ago +1 / -0

Someone in this thread told me humans evolved from apes. The image on this book shows an ape, suggesting humans evolved from apes. That's not even what evilutionism zealotry holds.

I passed HS, hold three degrees from universities, and my education goes even beyond that. My degrees are in science.

Humans did not evolve from apes. Science doesn't claim humans evolved from apes. Another species isn't needed to explain evil. Evil is within all humans.

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dankai420 1 point ago +1 / -0

We evolved from old world apes, yes, thats a fact, homo habilis, homo erectus, if you deny this your degree surely isn't on biology or even anything immunization-related, medical-science, none of that or you would be useless in that area being a creationist.

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conservativefrank 1 point ago +1 / -0

From Live Science:

"Humans did not evolve from apes, gorillas or chimps. We share a common ancestor and have followed different evolutionary paths."

Evilutionism zealots always follow this argument path:

Evilutionism Zealot: "We evolved from apes."

If we evolved from apes, why aren't all the apes today evolving into humans?

EZ: "Humans didn't evolve from apes. Apes and humans evolved from a common ancestor."

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uniformist 2 points ago +2 / -0

The Neanderthals found out the hard way the advantage of big brains.

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Elvathelion [S] 2 points ago +2 / -0

We had to be clever if flesh eating rapist beasties were hunting us down in the middle of the night.

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Elvathelion [S] 2 points ago +2 / -0

NP theory argues that, like all prey species, early humans acquired an innate 'predator identification' module that allowed them to identify Neanderthals and remain hyper-vigilant for tell-tale signs of their presence. In modern humans, this vestigial 'them and us' module is subliminally expressed in art, myths, movies and other cultural forms.

I just got the book, but the theory is interesting and helps explain things we see in our world today. Regardless, it is curious how Neanderthals got a makeover in establishment science.

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ERguy87 5 points ago +5 / -0

Stereotyping is a survival characteristic: Change my mind

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Elvathelion [S] 3 points ago +3 / -0

I agree, funny how that could somehow be a controversial statement. It is a survival skill.

NP theory argues that, like all prey species, early humans acquired an innate 'predator identification' module that allowed them to identify Neanderthals and remain hyper-vigilant for tell-tale signs of their presence. In modern humans, this vestigial 'them and us' module is subliminally expressed in art, myths, movies and other cultural forms.

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ERguy87 2 points ago +2 / -0

Meh, I went back and forth with characteristic, instinct, trait, etc. Fear is a very productive instinct if you look at things in the context of evolution which is this post's position.

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Itype33 1 point ago +1 / -0

Is it still cannibalism if it's another species?

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Elvathelion [S] 3 points ago +3 / -0

Well, both are considered human - just different branches of the family. But, I'm not one to quibble.

I think we now have a good reason for all the goblin, orc and bogey man stories throughout history.

Also, could explain characteristics passed down into modern day.

Like other prey species, humans have an innate capacity to recognize our natural predator. What Neanderthals โ€˜feltโ€™ like is hardwired into our genes. Neanderthal predation was so traumatic that even 28,000 years after the last Neanderthal disappeared, they can still push our buttons.