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Anthropology

Random Boomer

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13. Ouch. Another science fairy died today when you said that.

Reply to mopinko (Reply #8)

Sun Dec 4, 2022, 11:42 AM

Dec 2022

Humans did not descend from chimps.

At one point approximately 6 million years ago, we shared a common aoe ancestor. We went one way, and they went another, eventually ending up as chimps.

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Ouch. Another science fairy died today when you said that. Random Boomer Dec 2022 #13

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Ah my long term memory betrays me. GreenWave Dec 2022 #11

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Look up the theories and research on humans as a self-domesticated species Random Boomer Dec 2022 #14

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