The need to place humanity on a pedestal is nothing short of a fear of the unknown. A lack of quantification for the human consciousness also plays in. But the fact that our DNA so closely resembles Great Apes and the ever expanding fossil record is better proof in my mind then here say from a book.
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Anthropocentrism is ruining the earth as a result.
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Did you just disprove sonething? No you didn't. My spongebob jamees are made from the same material as my steelers ones but that doesn't make them "related"
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If we evolved from apes, why are there still apes.
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Not the same apes. Think of it as a tree, chimps, apes, and humans are all branches stemming from the same trunk.
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Edited by JayD9969: 7/11/2015 8:44:13 PMWell science certainly used todays apes as examples of our origins so what do you mean not the same apes?
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No he didnt
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Snap. I meant science in general not the guy. Excuse my ignorance.
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Edited by SSG ACM: 6/18/2015 3:41:55 AMGlad to see you would rather remain ignorant.
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Where did that come from?
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From his "...our DNA so closely resembles Great Apes and the ever expanding fossil record is better proof in my mind then here say from a book" statement.
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Nothing that he said implies ignorance.
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Knowing him [spoiler]the bible[/spoiler]
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*ding, ding, ding* Wrong.
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So where does your non-ignorance come from then?
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Everything that I've learned.
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Couldn't anyone say that?
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Sure, if you call getting a hold of some informative material, studying it, and then verifying it, you will inevitable find it to be true.