Chimps Now to be Considered Humans

National Geographic ^ | 5/19/2003 | kkindt

[kkindt]

A new report argues that chimpanzees are so closely related to humans that they should be included in our branch of the tree of life. Chimpanzees and other apes have historically been separated from humans in classification schemes, with humans deemed the only living members of the hominid family of species

[Aric2000]

ALS again proves that he is clueless.

That 167 IQ is wasted on you.

[ALS]

I think I found your god

[ALS]

or

?

[Aric2000]

Actually, I think that would be a goddess, because the that man is ACTUALLY a woman.

Nice try though

[ALS]

that can't be your god then. You said "it" was un-understandable".
gotta be the rock god then

here you are growing some godlets

[LauraJean]

''go out into the hall, open the box, take out the red ball, and put it in the freezer''.

I can do that too. Of course my husband still wonders why I keep sticking those red balls in the freezer.

[djf]

Yeah, but...
Chimps have 48 chromosomes, four more than your average demo.

[ALS]

and Eloon

[F16Fighter]

"Give me one piece of scientifically verifiable evidence that evolution is a false theory."

Any intellectually honest scientist with intimate knowledge of the incredibily complex dynamics of simple cellular synthesis, architecture, replication, etc., knows the ONLY WAY any transitional phase of "evolution" of animals could ever take place is ONLY through its supernatural Creator in the first place....

But hey -- I have a good friend who in his heart swears historians will one day regard Bill Clinton as one of America's "greatest Presidents."

[Dataman]

Mosquitos have evolved to resist pesticide

Careful not to confuse adapted with evolve. I have no problem with adaptation. The mosquito is still a mosquito though. That's not evolution.

[F16Fighter]

"I think our friend has a very limited repertoire."

Trapped in a paradigm the size of a juice box.

[ALS]

To: Quick1

Mosquitos have evolved to resist pesticide

Careful not to confuse adapted with evolve. I have no problem with adaptation. The mosquito is still a mosquito though. That's not evolution.

Amen

[Dataman]

Such boresomeness. Aric dragged the topic over from another thread and wants to have a food fight. I'm ready to discuss the topics but not with not with mud-slinging irrational teens. As we have all come to expect, guys like you whine about contentless posts while at the same time offering a diaper pail full of useless content, carping and complaining.

For example, let's take just one sentence from your two-paragraph post of puling:

Maybe that's why creationists won't ever come out and actual state their views -- they know those views won't stand up to the light of day.

Unsupported distortion number one: [Creationists won't ever come out and state their views.] If you had truth on your side, you wouldn't have to make stuff up like that. Not only do creationists give their veiws, but the regularly trounce your side. With all the web sites out there, you can easily get the creationist view on just about anything.

Unsupported distortion number two: [they know those views won't stand up to the light of day.] I've been watching these debates for 5 years and still wonder how some of you can type with your eyes closed. We're still waiting for you all to devastate us with your overwhelming evidence.

Your post contained other falsehoods and I wonder why you who claim to have the truth need to fabricate things to support it.

[Dataman]

Trapped in a paradigm the size of a juice box.

[Dataman]

They're out tonight.

[aruanan]

Chimps Now to be Considered Humans

Looks as though the lumpers are making their move. Bonabo sexuality appears to be almost as diverse as that of humans. I still wouldn't want to eat hors d'oeuvres prepared by chimps.

[Quick1]

Ah, but it is. Some mosquito evolved with a mutation that somehow allowed it to resist pesticide. It then reproduced and spread its genes to the next generation of mosquitos. Now we have a bunch of those mosquitos that all have the mutation, and they live easier than mosquitos without the mutation, so they propagate more.

If that's not a classic definition of evolution, then what is?

[F16Fighter]

Hehehe -- Well illustrated.

[Junior]

I never made any of it up. Name searching on FR is evidence enough of the shallowness (or lack) of the creationists on these threads positions.

[Dataman]

If that's not a classic definition of evolution, then what is?

microevolution vs.
macroevolution

The creationist has no problem with microevolution which is variation and adaptation. For example, 2000 years ago there were far fewer varieties of dog. Though there are many new varieties today, they are still dogs. They existed in the genetic material of their ancestors 2k years ago. No new genetic info was added.

Macroevolution would allow for a plant to become a mammal. Of course this sort of thing does not happen. It has never been observed. It only happens in textbooks and computer animation.