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To: DallasMike

Yes, the wikipedia quote doesn’t say that humans evolved from hominids, but the evolutionist DO say that humans evolved from hominids. Then they say that it’s ludicrous to attribute to them the statement that humans evolved from apes. I’m saying, you can’t have it both ways.


55 posted on 10/06/2009 10:14:43 AM PDT by Boogieman
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To: Boogieman

The primatological term hominid is easily confused with a number of very similar words:

A hominoid or ape is a member of the superfamily Hominoidea: extant members are the lesser apes (gibbons) and great apes.
A hominine is a member of the subfamily Homininae: gorillas, chimpanzees, humans (excludes orangutans).
A hominin is a member of the tribe Hominini: chimpanzees and humans.
A hominan is a member of the sub-tribe Hominina: modern humans and their extinct relatives.
A human is a member of the genus Homo, of which Homo sapiens sapiens is the only extant subspecies.


57 posted on 10/06/2009 7:22:56 PM PDT by ColdWater
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To: Boogieman

I see your problem. You are confused over the meaning of hominid.


58 posted on 10/06/2009 7:23:47 PM PDT by ColdWater
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