Originally posted by IntaminFan397
The ability to have feelings and emotions and the ability to express them as well. THis is also further proof evolution didn't occur as well since the change between humans and apes is extremely huge.
It is not as huge as you may think...anyone with a dog can tell you that even they have emotions, such as shame, fear, and loneliness. Primates are even more advanced than this. They have complex social structures and "cultural" behaviors that are passed down from generation to generation. Gorillas have been taught sign language, and they not only sign complete sentences, they also combine the words they know to refer to other objects, such as signing "fire" and "cirlce" together when they see the sun. In addition, when they refer to things in the past, they point ahead of them, but when they refer to the future, they point behind, because they can see the past, but not the future. This shows capacity both for original thought and abstract thinking. People think that admitting that these animals are our relatives somehow "brings us down to their level." I see the opposite, that this evidence shows that apes are far more sophisticated and deserving of our respect than the average person realizes.
Everyone in this post has beat around the bush, if this has turned to an evolution creationist debate, then someone tell me "How did we go from primative primates to "intelligent" beings?
I am not going to claim that science has completely explained the process by which humans arose. I will give you my thoughts, though, which are grounded in what we have learned so far about natural selection pressures. We have observed that chimpanzees "fish" for termites with sticks. Not just any stick off the ground, but one that is chosen specifically for its length and shape, then stripped of its bark and leaves. This shows the capacity for not only using tools, but for making them as well. Our ancestors probably used tools like this, but became more proficient. At some point, probably not that much father along than where chimps are today, the benefits gained by using tools became a distinct reproductive advantage over those of the same species that were less able to use tools. Now it was the smartest individuals that were the most successful rather than the biggest or strongest. This was a tipping point in our evolution, because for the first time, a creature began to manipulate its environment to suit it rather than adapting to existing conditions. This made intelligence the most successful adaptation, and thus it was selected for in following generations.
As for how much we have changed since we became
Homo sapiens, I would say very little, if at all. Cro-Magnon men had probably the same capacity for thought and reason that we do now. Once civilization arose, practically all natural selective evolutionary forces had very little impact on survival, because we can maintain a stable environment and we do not need to adapt to new conditions. Also, it simply hasn't been long enough since, say the Renaissance, for evolution to act. We have much more information, of course, thanks to our culture and language, but biologically we are the same as late cavemen.
You also obviously don't know that natural selection isn't the exact same thing as evolution. Evolution is the false idea that a living form of life changes into a completely different one over time. Natural Selection is the ability for an organism to adapt to it's surroundings.
natural selectionn.
The process in nature by which, according to Darwin's theory of evolution, only the organisms best adapted to their environment tend to survive and transmit their genetic characteristics in increasing numbers to succeeding generations while those less adapted tend to be eliminated -
http://www.dictionary.com The human immune system (the MHC complex)...blah blah blah
Of course, he says he has proven his ideas, but how? He cites "a study." Which study? He makes all these claims that he has solved all the inconsistencies, but can't seem to ever tell us how he did it...
Besides, mitochondrial DNA can only be explained by evolution. 3 billion years ago, one bacteria ate another bacteria, but didn't digest it. They worked together, and eukaryotic cells were born, which went on to evolve into plants, animals, etc. It is the only explination as to why a cellular organelle would have its own DNA. Intelligent Design's only defense is that famous line, "God works in mysterious ways."
And didn't you hear me the first time? There are
over 1 million different species of animals. One species cannot breed with another species because they are
genetically incompatible. They are
not slight variants. Different races of humans can still make fertile offspring, so they are the same species. You are just pulling this out of the air, because there is no dispute over this.
You seem to think that there is some kind of conspiracy between scientists and the public school system to spread lies about true science. What would be our motive to do this? Do you think we deliberately set out to disprove the Bible? That is just paranoid. We simply try to explain the truth with what we see. 95% of scientific studies never get published because they do not meet the rigorous requirements of the scientific community. We are not all "in league" to spread lies and serve Satan. The majority of Americans are Christian. Our president has the full support of the right-wing Christian Coalition. Mississippi just ruled that the Ten Commandments can be posted in public buildings (that were paid for by people of all religions). Believe me, Christians are far from a suppressed minority in this country.