sutty27 Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 It is strange how no other life form has evolved anything like as dramatically as human beings. There are creatures that have stayed more or less the same for millions of years. Plenty of specifies have evolved as dramatically as human beings, its likely that every mammal on earth evolved from a common ancestor believed to be shrew-like animal that snagged insects from ferns lining the shores of freshwater lakes 160 million years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janus Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 What is the missing link that we hear mentioned in these sort of topics, and where is it supposed to fit in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamingjimmy Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 What is the missing link that we hear mentioned in these sort of topics, and where is it supposed to fit in? The 'missing link' is a load of nonsense creationists might lie to you about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostRiders Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 What?????? What do you mean what? I posted a link to an article about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hots on Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 That doesn't necessarily mean that they are not evolving though, I'm by no means an expert but this is an interesting article, essentially it appears outward appearance doesn't necessarily mean that evolution isn't taking place. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/03/080331-tuatara-evolution.html Lots of species have developed just as dramatically. There are actually very few species that haven't changed much and they're actually quite interesting (Crocodiles for example). Dogs have changed dramatically, left to evolution it a very slow process. We have killed a lot of them off, before they get the chance. Come on, non have evolved so exponentially as humans. Bare in mind humans haven't even existed for nearly as long as other species that have been around for millions of years! ---------- Post added 19-02-2016 at 19:04 ---------- Plenty of specifies have evolved as dramatically as human beings, its likely that every mammal on earth evolved from a common ancestor believed to be shrew-like animal that snagged insects from ferns lining the shores of freshwater lakes 160 million years ago. I should have made clear that by "evolved" I'm talking about our brains and intelligence. No other species comes close. And bare in mind humans haven't been around tat long compared to other species. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Cid Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 I should have made clear that by "evolved" I'm talking about our brains and intelligence. No other species comes close. And bare in mind humans haven't been around tat long compared to other species. The knowledge of human beings is the teaching of thousands of years; put 2 ordinary people and 2 whales on the moon, there will no way to judge the most intelligent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty27 Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Come on, non have evolved so exponentially as humans. Bare in mind humans haven't even existed for nearly as long as other species that have been around for millions of years! ---------- Post added 19-02-2016 at 19:04 ---------- I should have made clear that by "evolved" I'm talking about our brains and intelligence. No other species comes close. And bare in mind humans haven't been around tat long compared to other species. Humans have been around for a couple of million years and so far we don't have the intelligence to figure out if any other species equal or surpass our intelligent. A species that risks its own extinction by destroying the environment that it relies on can't be that intelligent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnailyBoy Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 (edited) Humans have been around for a couple of million years and so far we don't have the intelligence to figure out if any other species equal or surpass our intelligent. A species that risks its own extinction by destroying the environment that it relies on can't be that intelligent. Homo sapiens sapiens have been around for 200,000 years. Edited February 19, 2016 by SnailyBoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty27 Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Homo sapiens sapiens have been around for 200,000 years. But they didn't just pop into existence they evolved form Homo erectus which was similar in size and shape and had been around for a couple of million years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostRiders Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 (edited) Come on, non have evolved so exponentially as humans. Bare in mind humans haven't even existed for nearly as long as other species that have been around for millions of years! ---------- Post added 19-02-2016 at 19:04 ---------- I should have made clear that by "evolved" I'm talking about our brains and intelligence. No other species comes close. And bare in mind humans haven't been around tat long compared to other species. So basically when you say none have evolved as exponentially as humans you are laying down a set of criteria (talking specifically about 'our' brains and intelligence) that mean you aren't really talking about evolution as a subject, but the evolution of humans. In that case clearly no other species have evolved like humans, but then that negates your original point. Edited February 20, 2016 by GhostRiders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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