Closer to an answer by Claudia Sonea

The year 2009 brings a new perspective on human evolution, providing evidence in favour of Darwin’s evolutionist theory. Scientists discovered not long ago a skeleton whose importance resided in the fact that it was the first skeleton from a human ancestor which resembled in body shape with a human, but had the brain as small of an ape. As it is, Darwin’s theory did not seem anymore a mumbo-jumbo coming from a mad the scientist, but it was still not enough to get people’s attention. However, the breaking discovery that took place this week in Ethiopia is definitely adding more credibility to the evolutionist theory. Both the f! irst skeleton, named Lucy, and the second, also known as Ardipithecus, were found in Africa, but they presented a lot of different features. Lucy resembles more to the human specie from the point of view of body’s construction, having greater trochanter, a valgus knee and a lumbar curve. Ardipithecus is older and thus closer to the apes presenting similarities in seize and weight, as well as in bone structure. All the fossils and rocks found at the site of the discovery prove that there was a forest and Ardi lived more in the trees, while fruits were predominant in her diet. Darwin opened the road to the questioning of our existence itself. He dared to confront the church and the Genesis and say we are the product of an evolution. Due to his work and these discoveries, now scientists are about the find out the truth on how we came in this world. It is possible in time for the scientists to find new things regarding this subject- the human evolut! ion- but who cares if we are God's creation or if we evolved f! rom a co mmon ancestor with the apes as long as we have evolved sufficiently to have discernment, to be responsible for our actions and we behave as such.

by Claudia Sonea for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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