[kkindt]

The logic of evolutionism and belief we are descendants of other kinds of creatures leads to this absurdity of delcaring chimps to be human. It will now lead to lawyers arguing in court for their human rights. I suppose they will vote Democratic party line.

[mass55th]

So if I adopt a chimp, can I take it as a deduction on my tax return?

[Puddleglum]

Troy McClure: I hate every ape I see,
From chimpan-A to chimpanzee,
No, you'll never make a monkey out of me!

(Statue of Liberty rises)

O my! I was wrong!
It was Earth, all along!
You've finally made a monkey,

Apes: Yes we've finally made a monkey,

Troy: Yes you've finally made a monkey out of me!

(To borrow from someone's Simpson's webpage)

[God luvs America]

let's see how long before one of those "human chimps" throws his hat into the ring of the democratic party for the right to have their a$$es kicked by our honorable President in 18 months!! I mean, all those clowns now running are chumps.

[eeriegeno]

Have the politicians and scientists gone mad? A chimp is to be included in the human species BUT an unborn human baby will not be included???????????

[Reactionary]

I think we can solve this quite easily. From now on liberals will be known as... chimps.

[jennyp]

No way do chimps deserve membership in Homo. Look at what "Genus" means:

WHAT IS HOMO?

The early species Homo rudolfensis and H. erectus did not reach the brain capacity of the Neanderthals (1,600 cc) or H. sapiens (1,350 cc), but the increase from the australopithecine brain of 450 cc to the 700-900 cc of H. rudolfensis is almost a doubling of size and a much greater advance than the shift from 900 cc to 1,350 cc, an increase that I do not consider to be of generic value. A genus usually indicates an ecological unit, a noticeable difference in the exploitation of the environment. The designation Homo does have such a significance. It designates the emancipation from dependence on trees. Once this independence was achieved, a premium was placed on the enhancement of intelligence, provided the evolutionary unit was small enough to respond to selection. The evolutionary increase of brain size ended when selection for further increase was no longer rewarded by a reproductive advantage.
Ernst Mayr, What Evolution Is (2001), pg 235

[Ethan Clive Osgoode]

The logic of evolutionism and belief we are descendants of other kinds of creatures leads to this absurdity of delcaring chimps to be human. It will now lead to lawyers arguing in court for their human rights.

Or it can lead to lawyers arguing for man's chimp-rights, which might turn out to be quite a leap forward for human rights, especially in some states.

[L.N. Smithee]

OK, fine. Fire union workers and put 'em on the assembly line.

They may not work for peanuts, but they will work for bananas.

[Antoninus]

If chimps are now people, what are we going to do when this guy surfaces? Put him on welfare?

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[ETERNAL WARMING]

chimpanzees are so closely related to humans

So are bananas. Should we rate them as human?

[Porterville]

So if I eat chimp meat, does that make me a cannibal???

[Frank_2001]

Well, I'll be a monkey's uncle!;)

[Slyfox]

To err is human, but to order pizza over the internet...

[Coleus]

Bye-Buy Darwin
http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a3b2952e10307.htm
Refuting Darwinism
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/821189/posts
The Dini-gration of Darwin
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/902550/posts
The Threat of Creationism
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/844288/posts

[Publius6961]

I suppose they will vote Democratic party line.

I thought they already did.