Question about evolution and existance.

NachtEngel · #1 (**permalink**) 01-28-2008, 11:15 PM

I just want some ideas or theories on this so if you don't believe in evolution then just try to tell me what you think. I was thinking, if we did come into existence through evolution then how is it that we actually became human? What I am asking is how is it that two things evolved at the right time to reproduce and make more humans? How is it that these two were able to meet each other? If you think we evolved from monkeys you can't just say that they all started having human babies because if that were the case we wouldn't have anymore monkeys, right? I am really confused about this.

Also, how is it that there were two originals of other animals to reproduce. Even if things evolved from the simplest life forms how did they manage to have two of the right creature later on to make more of the new one? The odds of this happening at the right time are very confusing to me. I'm not saying I don't believe evolution is possible but I am lost. Way to many questions that just don't seem to make any sense.

Thoughts?

Answers?

Abrasax · 01-30-2008, 12:21 PM

The evolution of sex is actually still a heavily debated topic. I personally believe the origin was in an a-sexual lifeform which developed a mutation that allowed it to have sex after splitting apart. The origin would have had to have been early on. Any other questions about this topic?

Static · 01-30-2008, 04:03 PM

Well in the existence of anything living, the ability for the organism to reproduce is what will carry on it's own existence. I see what you're saying, and I am sort of confused on this subject too. I think the early forms of organisms on the planet were either all a-sexual or mostly a-sexual, then as things got more complicated, mutations and millions of years passed and somehow transitioned into the way we think of reproduction now.

Yahoo answers would be a good place to go and ask this question.

**Opunaya** · 01-30-2008, 04:04 PM

Giant robotic Space Devils.

Chase_the_Bass · 01-30-2008, 04:15 PM

That's how God wanted it.

Or...idk. Maybe being A-Sexual populates too much as the creatures got larger.

Maybe have two sexes offer better survivability.

**Opunaya** · 01-30-2008, 05:28 PM

It offers more genetic diversity, allowing for stronger decendants that'll become more powerful and resistant against the harsh environment.

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Asexual, you get the exact same creature everytime.

Stossel · 01-30-2008, 05:53 PM

As far as rudimentary biological instruction takes me...

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Originally Posted by NachtEngel

I just want some ideas or theories on this so if you don't believe in evolution then just try to tell me what you think. I was thinking, if we did come into existence through evolution then how is it that we actually became human? What I am asking is how is it that two things evolved at the right time to reproduce and make more humans? How is it that these two were able to meet each other? If you think we evolved from monkeys you can't just say that they all started having human babies because if that were the case we wouldn't have anymore monkeys, right? I am really confused about this.

Genetic mutations occurred in an individual of a species. While this individual had differences, it was still able to reproduce within it's species' gene pool, therefore spreading it's mutations. Within awhile, these mutations became so distinctive that a whole new species would have to be formed. Humans are just another group of mutations...encouraging, huh? And all those genetic "disorders" we want to cure so much could very well be the next form of human.

NachtEngel · 01-30-2008, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Abrasax

The evolution of sex is actually still a heavily debated topic. I personally believe the origin was in an a-sexual lifeform which developed a mutation that allowed it to have sex after splitting apart. The origin would have had to have been early on. Any other questions about this topic?

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Originally Posted by Stossel

As far as rudimentary biological instruction takes me...

Genetic mutations occurred in an individual of a species. While this individual had differences, it was still able to reproduce within it's species' gene pool, therefore spreading it's mutations. Within awhile, these mutations became so distinctive that a whole new species would have to be formed. Humans are just another group of mutations...encouraging, huh? And all those genetic "disorders" we want to cure so much could very well be the next form of human.

Both of these sound like reasonable ideas to me. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

**Ristaron** · 01-31-2008, 03:51 PM

Okay, I have said this 12903487293874 times on this very forum.
We did not come from monkeys!
We came from proto-humans, just like apes came from proto-apes and chimps came from proto-chimps. The common ancestor between modern forms of life evolved because random genes mutations were more fit to survive in a given environment, and therefore they reproduced and survived better, and their offspring inherited this advantage and were equally more fit and passed their genes along more efficiently.

Where exactly along the line it happened? Homo sapien sapiens emerged roughly 100,000 years ago. We don't know which two people produced the first version of the modern human because we're not all exactly alike. Evolution doesn't happen in leaps and bounds, it's a gradual process.

While I'm dispelling all the misconceptions about evolution, I'll throw in another major one: evolution doesn't occur because of a need for it, it occurs because a random mutation provides a benefit to the individual. Individual, not group.
If a population relocates to somewhere colder, those who are better able to resist the cold are better able to reproduce. The next generation of the population is therefore statistically better able to resist the cold (greater preponderance of people more resistant to cold). This trend continues generation after generation in the process known as evolution.

**Ginevra** · 01-31-2008, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Opunaya

It offers more genetic diversity, allowing for stronger decendants that'll become more powerful and resistant against the harsh environment.

--------------- Added 30 Jan 2008 at 05:29 pm ---------------

Asexual, you get the exact same creature everytime.

That's the benefits of it, and then as for odds, when you have a million years or more to get to that one in a million chance, it eventually happens, and stays if it's a positive change.