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Politics : Evolution
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To: Mighty_Mezz who wrote (225)9/14/1999 6:37:00 PM
From: Akula  Read Replies (1) of 69300
 
As I see it there is no reason to have an AAT. We share 99% of our genotype with modern chimpanzees (phenotypical issues are irrelevant). Current theory holds that the Homo, Gorilla, and Pan geni diverged from a common ape-like ancesor in the distant past. The fact that humans are bipedal nearly alone among savannah animals is irrelevant. Not every form of species must be reproduced by convergent evolution. There is plenty of reason to believe that we are bipedal both to support our brain mass and to see above savannah grass. The loss of hair need not be explained - everything in evolution need not have a cause, just a reason why it should not happen. And if we are semiaquatic, why aren't we more streamlined?
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