And then when you mention that humans are still apes, they go REEE. Even though they're happy enough to say that "birds are still basically dinosaurs".
The thing is, populations spread, and evolved independently, just like with EVERY OTHER ANIMAL. There was no black Adam and Eve. Just different populations of ape struggling on the plains, and then some moved to temperate forests, and changed how they behaved along with how they looked.
And then when you mention that humans are still apes, they go REEE. Even though they're happy enough to say that "birds are still basically dinosaurs".
The thing is, populations spread, and evolved independently, just like with EVERY OTHER ANIMAL. There was no black Adam and Eve. Just different populations of ape struggling on the plains, and then some moved to temperate forests, and changed how they behaved along with how they looked.