They say humans evolved from apes (chimpanzee's iirc); but procreation was possible because genetically they were (and in some ways still are) extremely similar (amedor is living proof :s). However when scientists talk about this form of evolution; the main principle for it appears to be based around the way that we walk (up right). That in itself; is certainly a change; but on the grand scale of how different we are quite small. (just sit there; list the differences; and ask why (we speak the way we do; have no fur (as such); no tail; etc).
But then if we look back to 'the beginning' (ignoring the vast majority of theories as to how life began (we are aliens and this is not our plant... honest)) and go via the assumption that we 'evolved' from microscopic organisms and such... how did they get here?
Furthermore; its these organisms that are supposed to have evolved into all the life on the planet; and a genetic mutation resulting in a change occurs *extremly* rarely. Furthermore; what is the possibility of two organisms having the same genetic mutation in the same place and being of seperate sex's? (asumming to start with every life-form on the planet wasn't asexual; and the need for a partner to procreate was shall we say essential).
And since examples could be thrown up all day to question the theory of evolution; how many mutations would be required to go from single celled organism to human?
This is my random thought for the day... Discuss
