(April 24, 2009 at 8:52 pm)Tiberius Wrote: Exactly how does one measure species that are "more" evolved? If you are speaking of actual evolutionary steps then you are incorrect, as the bacterium genome is much much larger than the human genome.
If you are speaking of advantages over other creatures then I would still beg to differ. We have very bad eyesight when compared to the rest of the animal kingdom, we aren't that fast, and we don't really have much going for us in terms of defense / attack. The only thing that distinguishes us is our advanced self awareness, but even this isn't unique. Most animals have some form of self awareness, even if it is limited.
Anyway, one of the key things in the theory of Evolution is that all living things are related, and every living thing today is at the end of its individual branch. We are all related, the plants and the animals. We certainly aren't plants, I'll give you that, but we are animals. You find this fact "humiliating", I find it incredible and more beautiful than anything any religion has said about us. The fact that we are all related isn't something to be ashamed about, it is something to admire.
Great post Adrian, and the last paragraph was actually quite poetic, and and I agree.
