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>Humans are the only animal species known to build fires.

Are other animal species evolving this ability as we speak?

>> No.1296482

>implying evolution is true

>> No.1296486

>>1296448
other animals don't "need" to

>> No.1296489

Who's that beautiful girl OP?

>> No.1296490

>>1296482
>implying it's false.

>> No.1296491

I think chimps are working on it, actually.

http://www.physorg.com/news183101385.html

>> No.1296503

>>1296491

Do you think chimps will evolve into "rational animals"?

>> No.1296506

>>1296486

>other animals don't "need" to
Why did early humans "need" to?

>> No.1296507

Dragons duh!

>> No.1296546

They didn't 'need' to, but the digestive tract can extract WAY more calories from food that is cooked then food that isn't. (even though cooked food has less total calories then raw food)

>> No.1296569

>>1296506
It's not that they needed, but that they were able to and thus improved their chances of survival.

>> No.1296582

>>1296569

So why weren't other kinds of monkeys able to?

>> No.1296602

>>1296582
Because Monkeyjesus was an asshole.

>> No.1296613

>>1296602
checkmate, atheists

>> No.1296633

by your logic, all animals should be able to fly, since it's always better to fly than not too.
only things that are possible evolve, not everything that is favorable

>> No.1296639

>>1296448
They're envious of humans so yes they'll evolve fire-making they told me so.

>> No.1296642

>>1296633
wtf kind of logic is this?
i don't think Aristotle would approve of this sort of backwards thinking.

>> No.1296652

where are this pictures from anyway?

>> No.1296659

>>1296642
>>1296633
sorry, your quotee's logic, not yours

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>>1296652

http://www.flickr.com/photos/themuseumofmodernart/sets/72157623741486824/

>> No.1296686

>>1296633

>only things that are possible evolve
Why is it impossible for other types of monkeys to become smart like us?

>> No.1296700

>>1296686
it's not, but it's impossible that creatures less smart than early humans can make fire.
so the question SHOULD be "why didn't more animals evolve human-like intellect"
but that's not what OP asked, because he is a troll and/or idiot

>> No.1296707

What a beautiful, beautiful girl.

>> No.1296767

Tht chick is beautiful op

>> No.1296781

>>1296491
My mind is full of fuck.