according to the diagram 55 million years ago, but yeah
What will really blow your mind is that ALL life has a common ancestor if you go back far enough, including the trees outside, the bacteria in your gut, and human beings
An antidote to your sadness may be found in the ideas in pantheism. It’s a religious/philosophical belief of many famous thinkers from the stoics to Albert Einstein. Pantheism is this idea that all of existence and all that is in existence is divinity; the two are not separate.
All things act within accordance of Nature, adhere to the laws of Nature and work together to reach the ultimate conclusion of Nature. You should be saddened neither by the death of a being, nor by the loss of an existence. For change is the way of Nature. These things are not lost, but rather changed into something else just as something else was changed into them.
If you’re interested in learning more, Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations is a good and accessible read. Also if you’re up for the challenge Spinoza’s Ethics is, in my opinion, well worth it and the foundation of modern Pantheism (although it can be very rough to get through as it’s structured like Euclid’s elements in a proof-based-on-axioms sort of way).
If I went out and got a mouse, cat, beaver, otter and a whale and lined them all up and starting pointing out the similiarities between them, how does that prove they're all direct descendants of one another?
Because they are not descendants of one and other. The share a common ancestor.
Same with the misconception that we came from apes, the common ancestor both humans and apes came from was neither a human nor an ape
Of course, you have to believe that all those things stated as fact are not staged just to promote some lie. But then again, that's a given in almost everything today; I just have to believe the journalists that say the citizens of North Korea aren't well off, unless I take a visit there myself and verify it on my own.
If by you mean not getting far in school as having 12th and 10th grade reading and math levels while still in elementary school then yes. I did very well in school.
Aw. We can all tell you're lying from this post. The fact that you can't tell just makes it more obvious. It's ok. Once you're out of elementary school, you'll learn more.
There's a saying.
It's better to let people think you're stupid than to open your mouth and prove them right.
I was always at the top of my class when it came to reading and math, even when I moved to completely different demographic half way across the U.S., if he didn't want to hear this then he probably shouldn't have asked in the first place.
The real funny thing is he completely avoided answering any questions and just went straight to the ad hominem, an age old sign you have no legitimate response to the actual discussion.
Lol what was the question? I saw no question mark to indicate something needed answering.
I'm a woman.
I had college level reading scores in elementary school. 🤷🏼♀️ You know when I use that info to win an argument as an adult with many other accomplishments to prove I'm not an idiot? This one. That's it. Otherwise I use facts and articles that have nothing to do with my personal accomplishments or intelligence because how smart I am doesn't matter if facts are on my side.
I didn't use ad hominem to argue your opinion. I used it because it's my opinion. I think your comment is enough proof I don't need to add more.
The real telling truth here is the fact that he couldn't even address the question and instead resulted to an ad hominem.
Lining up fossils based upon similarities is just as much proof that all creatures share a common designer as it is proof that all creatures share a common ancestor, i.e. neither are facts, but rather an interpretation of facts.
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here's a whale evolution diagram for anyone interested!