Global Beliefs 2.6. Science: Primatology

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2.6 How Humans Began: Primatology

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These are the questions we ask in the introduction (Section 0.1.6 â€“ paragraph 12):

If god did not make man in his own image, where did the human race come from?Â Are we really evolved from monkeys?Â Where is the missing link?Â Why are humans so hairless?Â Why do only humans walk on two legs?Â Why do men and women look different?Â Why are there different races, skin colours, hair and facial characteristics?Â Why are people so evil?Â Why is there so much conflict between all sorts of ethnic, religious and national groups?

We may refine these as we develop this Chapter.

This chapter covers primatology, in just enough detail so that we can work out what to believe and why, so that we can decide what to do, in our day to day life, and in the big decisions of life.

For now, we have indicated the questions we intend to address and the main topics we intend to cover.Â We plan to look at how we know what we know under the following topic headings:

1. African Apes:	Where did our prehuman ancestors come from? Hunter/Gatherers?
2. Chimps and Bonobos:	Who are humans nearest relatives?	Is it reasonable to break down this area into these topics at this level? Click on feedback, or add a comment below, to tell us if you agree or disagree, or suggest improvements.
3. Walking and Running:	What motivated the change to humans?
4. Tools and Culture:	How did early proto human live?
5. Singing and Talking:	What led to the development of language?
6. Sexual Changes:	What physical sexual changes occurred?
7. Cerebral Complexity:	What allows humans to think better?
8. Tribal Groups:	What motivated our initial xenophobia?
9. First Diaspora:	How did early hominids spread out of Africa?
10. Second Diaspora:	When did homo sapiens spread out of Africa?
11. Racial Changes:	How did so called racial differences arise?

This is the current summary of our conclusions in this area:

Apes in East Africa evolved into a variety of early humans, walking upright, with little hair, opposable thumbs, big brains, sexes that were similar in stamina and ability, using tools for hunting and gathering; who spread over Africa and Eurasia, but these early humans were eventually replaced by homo sapiens sapiens â€“ us.

Â more (later)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Statement 12

The detailed sections explain how we justify these conclusions.

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