[MD] Apes

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Hi Horse,
Please do not post about things that you know nothing about.  You
simply provide disinformation.
Thanks,
Mark

On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 5:17 AM, Horse <horse at darkstar.uk.net> wrote:
> According to current theory/evidence (dependent on who you read):
> Humans didn't evolve from apes - apes and humans had a common ancestor.
> Apes and hominids are thought to have diverged about 7 million years ago.
>
> And when you say human, do you mean homo sapiens or earlier instances of
> humans (Neanderthal, Cro-magnon etc.) because there have been 20-some
> different 'species' of 'humans' in the last 7 million years or so - again
> dependent on who you read). These species are, apparently, distinct from
> apes.
>
> So not only is it quite reasonable that 'Ape' is a concept, but it is just
> as reasonable that 'Human' is a concept too.
> It all depends on what you need to achieve through classification.
>
>
> On 22/08/2011 10:02, Jan-Anders Andersson wrote:
>>
>> 21 aug 2011 kl. 21.05 craig wrote:
>>
>>> >  1) Humans evolved from apes.
>>> >  2) :. There were apes before there were humans.
>>> >  3) There were no concepts before there were humans.
>>> >  4) :. Apes are not concepts.
>>> >  Craig
>
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