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Originally Posted by Jim_Gunn
Scientists know for 100% certainty that humans did NOT evolve from apes. Humans and modern day apes both evolved from common ape-like ancestors. And there are numerous skeletons in museums of human ancestors and other related hominids from the recent and not so recent past. Not to mention all the DNA and mountains of other evidence. A quick look at a chimpanzee and of yourself in the mirror and you'd be insane not to think you were related.
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Agreed, I don't doubt that we have a common ancestor, and that similarities in DNA certainly suggest that. My beef is more in how the original statement was presented. Science likes to suggest in absolutes. But theories are not absolute. They are the best suggested explanation based on the current set of evidence. Should it arise that the method or the evidence is flawed, then the theory is either set aside or reworked. And you have to leave room for that possibility. It's healthy to ask questions and be skeptical. These days people are spoon-fed science and asked not to question anything.. much like in the past when religious leaders did the same.. and still do.