Humans are upright walking primates right? Yes, that's true, but who is to say that Chimpanzees which share 98.7% of human DNA aren't actually a breed of humans? Scary thought, okay, but hear me out, even though you don't care to think here because it very well might humble you from your species-centric attitude. Now then, since the DNA is so close, it is quite possible that humans and Chimpanzees can inter-breed, thus, they are by human definition - the same species. Of course, this is easily proven right?
Last week, I was discussing this with an overseas acquaintance, someone with a 150+ IQ and they said "yes I guess it is. But there will probably be a lot of people whom are against it. Do you know if there has been any serious discussion about trying this?" Well, actually, and this will shock you, yes, it has been done. I do not know if the offspring was viable (able to reproduce). There is an old case in the 1950s -1960s and I do not know which breed of chimpanzee, I think it was a Bonobo.
The person who did it, didn't admit they had sex with a chimpanzee, the offspring was used in the circus for a while, died early, chimpanzees don't live as long as humans, probably other issues too, psychological, sociological, disease, and dietary. I agreed with my acquaintance; "That is a horrible environment and way to do the experiment."
Yes, but when we outlaw experiments, they happen anyway, with the less-than-ethical folks running the show. Also, humans don't really want to know the truth - they can't handle it with all their religion, instead of amazement and a leap in knowledge, the individual was treated like a freak in a side-show. No one could handle the truth of what happened.
Humans think they are special, but how much more special than any evolved life carving out a niche? Perhaps more successful as mammals go, and a large number of higher order attributes, reasoning capabilities, and sensors to match, but not so special they should be mislead into denial. It's a pretty mean thing to do, "a circus" freak show, pretty cruel - humans?
My acquaintance stated upon hearing this that; "I do not think that breeding will lead to anything positive, except proving the similarity of the DNA." Right, the case yielded a more upright walking, looking little less harry chimpanzee, with lighter skin, very strong, and larger than a Chimpanzee, but smaller than the average human. It was said to be smarter than that of a normal Chimpanzee, but that could have been due to the fact it was cared for better by its human friends, since it grew up around humans, not chimpanzees.
Indeed, I hope you will please consider all this and think on it, and as always you may email me about any concerns, comments, or questions, but I will not entertain religious fever or damnation for discussing this issue.
Lance Winslow is a retired Founder of a Nationwide Franchise Chain, and now runs the Online Think Tank. Lance Winslow believes writing 22,700 articles was a lot of work - because all the letters on his keyboard are now worn off..
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