how did we end up as humans... a few questions!

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Be Creativity--- Scientifically, that's what made Humans human!

Let's go back in time-and I mean way back…
Archeological and scientific research states that the human race began n Africa. This statement's firmness is due to the fact that some fossils were found there. But before we move on to that-it's essential to know that science has divided the humans ?'ancestors' into three categories (or three ?'kinds' which some people might prefer to call ?'species'):
 The Afarensis
 The Homo Erectus
 The Early Homo Safian

Now the difference between the humans and other animals (mammals in particular) is the fact that humans have been blessed with greater abilities. The human can stand up and walk on two legs---something NO other animal could do. He can make tools and control fires. Yet most spectacular and distinct of all: the human has a bigger brain and can think. This gives him the ability to make wise choices, be creative, and make languages.

But did the Human have these abilities in all its generations? The simple answer is ?'No'!
The Human evolved, step by step, in its three stages; to form the ?'human' we are now!

Some people believe humans were from the family of the monkey (such as apes, chimps, monkeys etc) the first stage of the ?'human' was known as:

THE AFARENSIS
Fossils prove that the Afarensis had a bigger skull then the chimpanzees. They also prove that the Afarensis' pelvis was just like the humans', which means that he was able to stand up and walk on TWO legs, and could also stand straight. More than about three and a half million years ago a group of Afarensis lived in Africa. Then there was a volcanic eruption. After that two of these (most logically a male and a female) walked on the ashes. Their fossilized footprints remain till this day. The footprints are very human-like and show that the Afarensis was about 4-5 feet tall- the height of the average human being. Also like the human his sense of seeing was greater than his sense of smell- proving that he depended more on his visions, ordinary animals, however, depend on their smell.
All this apparently prove that the Afarensis was like the modern human. But the Afarensis' brain wasn't as large as the human's. Research declares that his skin-structure was hairy and--- well… ape-like! So he wasn't entirely human after all!

The second stage of the human evolvement (or evolvement into human) was known as:



THE HOMO ERECTUS
A million years after the extinction of the Afarensis, the Homo erectus walked the earth the earth for approximately two million years before extinction. Skeletons of this kind were found near Lake Deana. When put together they showed that these had a comparatively larger skull then the Afarensis. He also grew to be about 4-5 feet tall. The Homo erectus made tools (which were also found by archeologists) to butcher meat. His intelligence was studied by the making and using of its tools. This study shows that the utilization of tools require a lot of brain action. Homo erectus' tools were compared with ours by testing them on butchering--- true that the former were slow but skills were used! The Homo erectus was beginning to solve problems. His skills had started to payoff as the size of his brain began to grow: tool making powered his brain to enlarge. Fossils prove that by the time of Homo erectus' extinction, his brain was almost as large as ours… but just not quite there!
Although he possessed some brain power, the Homo erectus still faced a battle for survival. He had to face the fast and deadly: Leopard! Skulls of the Homo erectus were found which had two holes in them?-where the front teeth of the leopard fit in perfectly. So the Homo erectus was a victim of the leopard. But he did have an advantage over the leopard: His Big Brain!
The homo erectus didn't' have the brain to start fires himself but he used bush fires. He did have the brain to utilize natural bush fires for his own advantages. He had many evolved human traits but was he equal enough to be called a human?
Well the Homo erectus showed no signs of language or creativity. So the evolvement process continued…
The Homo erectus wasn't quite yet a human!
200-250 thousand years before now appeared:

THE EARLY HOMO SAFIAN
Did they walk the earth with the similar abilities like ours? Did they possess creativity? Or language?
Not quite fully!
But 60000 years ago they evolved. What caused this great change?
Something catastrophic happened: A Catalytic Disaster!
About 74000 years ago Zupa volcano erupted, producing devastating results. The world went through climatic changes, the temperature fell considerably low. The earth's population of Homo Safians dropped dangerously low--- to only a few thousand. But they escaped extinction.
The homo Safian showed many signs of creativity and also communication. Art from those times prove this. They began to think and plan ahead. And they finally evolved into the modern day human!

Scientists believe that by looking at DNA of people from all over the world they have tracked down the oldest tribe of the world- the first modern humans. This tribe lives in Africa and has physical features which can be categorized into those of people from many different nations.
But my point is: out creativity is what made us humans. Though the process we ?'used' our brain and thought--- this enlarged out brain. It is up to us to think more and more and enlarge out brains more so that we can have more powers. But ?'with great power comes great responsibility'
And it's up to us to think of what our responsibilities are as human's!
Huh! Come to think: what ARE our responsibilities as humans?
-Naima Tashfeen
Courtesy,
National Geographic.

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okay so firstly somebody answer naima's question: what are our responsibilites as humans?
secondly: where does Adam or Eve fit in???(LOL)

If you view life as a huge learning (research) project then you will realize the essential purpose of human beings. In other words we are here to make learning fun...oh wait that was Mrs.King's motto...

Responsibilities? To learn to interact with others and to do so without causing harm.

Adam and Eve were Biblical representations and most likely were the first creatures to graduate from Garden of Eden Middle School.

Think of the flood story with Noah and his kinfolk. Now after you get past the incestuous relationships which would have been needed to get life started up again...remember we had Noah, his wife, and their sons and the spouses of those sons so children created thereafter would have been the product of...well, you get the general idea. If you research into various cultures there are great flood stories all over the place and also Adam and Eve styled starts all around the world. What this means to me is that Adam and Eve just happened along at the right time when a struggling author needed some characters for the book he was putting together. So, to some degree, Adam and Eve fit in as a solid and secure basic foundation of where man's time on Earth began. There may well have been others who also existed at that time, they just failed to get the same amount of exposure and notoriety (Eve had it nailed as soon as she started gabbing with the serpent).

To figure out where Adam and Eve fit in, ask yourself where you fit in. Do the same when it comes to figuring your individual responsibility within life and you will have the answer on that front as well.