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Pretty much all the creatures in the animal kingdom have evolved over the course of millions of years, billions of generations...to more easily exist within their specific environments.
There are lizards who can absorb and store water in their skin...useful if you live in the desert. Arctics mammals change fur colors with the seasons. Jack rabbits have adapted to a different environment, and therefore have dramatically different traits than rabbits most anywhere else. Etc.
But not humans. There is virtually no place on earth where we can exist comfortably without clothes, shelter, fire, etc. The argument is made that our intellect compensates for this...but that does not hold true with the theory of evolution. Due to a lifespan that exceeds most animals on this planet, our evolution is slower...and yet, we don't have fur, at least not enough to survive cold and wet conditions, which is anything bellow 75 degrees F. Our skin is soft, easily damaged by exposure. We don't have claws or fangs. We're not fast or strong. And haven't been for all of recorded human history.
Which begs the question...where did we come from? Why have we not physically evolved to life on earth?
There are lizards who can absorb and store water in their skin...useful if you live in the desert. Arctics mammals change fur colors with the seasons. Jack rabbits have adapted to a different environment, and therefore have dramatically different traits than rabbits most anywhere else. Etc.
But not humans. There is virtually no place on earth where we can exist comfortably without clothes, shelter, fire, etc. The argument is made that our intellect compensates for this...but that does not hold true with the theory of evolution. Due to a lifespan that exceeds most animals on this planet, our evolution is slower...and yet, we don't have fur, at least not enough to survive cold and wet conditions, which is anything bellow 75 degrees F. Our skin is soft, easily damaged by exposure. We don't have claws or fangs. We're not fast or strong. And haven't been for all of recorded human history.
Which begs the question...where did we come from? Why have we not physically evolved to life on earth?