Chimps versus Bonobos


Nope, humans did not evolve from either of them.

I choose to believe what I was programmed to believe

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So what?

It doesn't matter if it's true or not. It matters that the character in the movie believes it's true.

Thanks for coming out.

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Yes. that Irritated me when it was first said, but then they referenced it again 20 minutes later. Enough to make me think of this movie as written by someone who doesn't understand evolution,misread an article on the subject, or is making it up because they heard something like that.

I think that is a good representative of the quality of the writing in this movie though. It felt like a first draft of a script, a very superficial movie masquerading as clever.

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So, you reject the theory that this was done on purpose, the monkey story represents what the character thinks, and not what the scientific truth is? I think it's plausible.

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When alians attempted population expansion on Earth they underestimated the environment. Monkeys, apes, and humans evolved while their hominid species did not. Sad, their decreased emotions and advanced intelligence would have made life easier.

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