It is also an oversimplification to say that because our genes are 98% the same as Chimpanzee genes that we are somehow 98% the same as a Chimpanzee; or that because our genome is some 94% the same, that we are some 94% the same.
That is analogous to claiming that because the tools you used to make your building were 98% the same as my tools, and your instructions were 94% the same; that our two different resulting buildings will be recognizably around 94% the same in capacity, resources, layout, function, etc.
A small change in DNA can make a HUGE difference. And huge changes in DNA can make no difference whatsoever.
But the difference between DNA sequences is an excellent way of estimating how closely related two species are and how long it has been since they shared a common ancestor.
The snarky replies are usually attempts at feigned ignorance, to make the TOE seem absurd.
Does this mean that neanderthal and homo sapiens had a common ancestor or does it mean they came from two distinct lines and then bred together 30,000 years ago?
I didn’t think you could breed together and have offspring unless you had a common ancestor to begin with and were very genetically similar.