TheStaffmaster@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 days agoSaying Primates have "human like qualities" is precisely the inverse of what's going on. Human's do "primate things" not the other way around. [Behaviour]message-squaremessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1182arrow-down115
arrow-up1167arrow-down1message-squareSaying Primates have "human like qualities" is precisely the inverse of what's going on. Human's do "primate things" not the other way around. [Behaviour]TheStaffmaster@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square28fedilink
minus-squarePommes_für_dein_Balg@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up36arrow-down1·2 days agoHumans ARE primates.
minus-squareegrets@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days agoThat’s the exact point OP is making. Humans do primate things because they’re primates.
minus-squareBluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down2·2 days agoYes but OP is right, primates pre-date us so anything we do similarly, they did it first and we copied them.
minus-squareRememberTheApollo_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up21·2 days agoWe didn’t copy, we are an extended branch of their abilities.
minus-squareripcord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 days agoWhich primates? Chimpanzees? They evolved from earlier primates too.
Humans ARE primates.
That’s the exact point OP is making. Humans do primate things because they’re primates.
Yes but OP is right, primates pre-date us so anything we do similarly, they did it first and we copied them.
We didn’t copy, we are an extended branch of their abilities.
Which primates? Chimpanzees? They evolved from earlier primates too.