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Originally Posted by alyne  i believe that we were created, because if we evolved from monkeys, wouldn't there still be humans showing up every now & then with apes for parents????
but then again i'm not saying that i'm right  |
That's not the way evolution works, all be it there can be branch off from the "family tree" but just because they diverged doesn't mean that we don't have a common ancestor when apes were starting to come around. The reason why we are related to primates as the chimp is because of how close our DNA is to there's. They are our cousins, and not exactly a direct descendent.
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Originally Posted by xbeyondxthexgravex Like i said befor i am not sure how old the earth is but I think it is closer to 10,000 years old and as for the Neanderthals, and Cro-magnon acording to a 2003 study the Cro-Magnon is just a human and the Neanderthals is now believed not to even be human or an even an ancestors of humans. |
Ok I will give that the Neanderthals were not Human do to evidence of mtDNA testing, but when read deeper, the reason why the Neanderthals are not a direct descendent or Human is because they didn't, or couldn't contribute to the gene pool of modern man and this is where there are gaps in the DNA. So are they Human, no, but did we share a common ancestor way back when, yes. MtDNA testing confirms that we did have a common ancestor. But to say they are Human, no. And mite I point out that when you look at the age of ancient Humans and our Neanderthal cousin they are way older then 10,000 years old. Test have been done by using not just carbon dating but also the rock and sediment layers they have been found in as well as using mtDNA testing and all three point to almost the same date, all of which far accedes 10,000 years.