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Did Humans Transform from Chimpanzees? True or False?

Many people think that humans came directly from chimpanzees. This is a common misunderstanding. The simple answer is false. Humans did not transform from...

salvatore 2 min read · 1 month ago

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Many people think that humans came directly from chimpanzees. This is a common misunderstanding. The simple answer is false. Humans did not transform from chimpanzees.

So, where did humans come from?

Scientists believe that humans and chimpanzees have a common ancestor. A common ancestor is an ancient species that lived millions of years ago. Over a very long time, this ancient species split into different groups. One group slowly evolved into modern humans, while another group evolved into modern chimpanzees.

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andrelouis

4 weeks ago

I agree 100 percent that we humans, at least not from these apes, did not become humans.

articlepaid

4 weeks ago

Of course, we humans are not made from Chimpanzees. Well, more can be written about us. We can think about how humans were created or how they were born, how it is viewed in different religions, but this was quite an interesting article.