National Geographic: 12 Theories of How We Became Human, and Why They’re All Wrong

National Geographic ^ | By Mark Strauss, National Geographic

[knarf]

My ancestor’s first playground was a beautiful garden ...

[JudyinCanada]

Mine too! This is easier than ancestry.com! And one of my relatives built this HUGE boat!

[Bob434]

I’m descended from kings-

[JoeProBono]

[USMCPOP]

Homo hillbillius (”Redneck Man”) could survive eating the most vile dead creatures, as they discovered barbecue sauce and beer.

[Mastador1]

Homo hillbillius (”Redneck Man”) could survive eating the most vile dead creatures, as they discovered barbecue sauce and beer.

The barbecue sauce helped, but beer was the key!

[vpintheak]

We were created. Therefore all other theories are invalid.

[PeteePie]

The guy on the left. Is that Will Ferrell?

[Vigilanteman]

Link is to a site peddling NG merchandise; not the rest of this article.

[PapaBear3625]

The barbecue sauce helped, but beer was the key!

Humans developed the ability to farm grain, not in order to make flour for bread, but to make beer.

Think about the value of early farmers being able to trade beer for meat from neighboring hunting/pastoral tribes.

[JudyinCanada]

Yup. The whole “which came first, the chicken or the egg” statement was easy to answer. It was the chicken, created way back when. Fifth day? Not sure.

[Sacajaweau]

IMHO...The difference....

We seek betterment and are creative...sometimes simple things...like the better mouse trap.

Animals don't seek beyond their natural instinct BECAUSE they are limited.

Such as....a bird doesn't try to build a house instead of a nest. (Why do we build them houses?)Now how would a bird hold a hammer...or a lion hold a hammer.

And if you gave an ape a hammer...what would he do with it...besides bashing something??

Nothing fruitful about other species.

[Sacajaweau]

Yeh...fifth day sounds right...about 3 o’clock.

[mulligan]

What a waste of time. This is worthless.

[Don Corleone]

Ancient astronaut theorists believe........

[knarf]

With a plumb bob, a level and a square

Strong arms for a saw and hammer and some good women cookin' fantastic meals !

[I want the USA back]

Those are not Theories of How We Became Human. They are common beliefs on how Man is different from Animal.

Last time I looked, the monkey were still flinging feces at each other and not composing grand symphonies.

[USMCPOP]

“It was the chicken, created way back when. Fifth day?”

Well, it wasn’t the seventh day, because Chick-fil-A is closed on Sunday.

[JoeProBono]