宗教對人類起源的說法是童話、神話水準；古人的幻想，現代人信以為真，這就是所有宗教的宇宙論與人類起源論。理論要有根據，下面兩種證據顯示，人類是進化而來的。按照古代生物學研究，人類是非洲人的子孫。按照基因生物學，人類的基因和黑猩猩最接近，人類也與白老鼠、豬等動物比較接近，所以這些動物用來做藥物實驗與人體器官替代等。達爾文的進化論有以上兩種事實的基礎，宗教什麼證據沒有，宗教是以白紙黑字的方式空口說白話，教徒都是盲從者；進化論是唯一有證據的，所以最接近事實真象。
台灣反宗教者聯盟 台灣反基督教者 台灣無神論者 台灣達爾文主義者 陳立民 Chen Lih Ming (陳哲)
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10 日一研究單位公佈在南非新發現的古代人類化石，被命名为 “纳勒迪人”（Homo naledi），归入人类（Homo）；现代人是人类的一员。因此，纳勒迪人可以看作现代人的近亲。
发现这15具尸骸的研究小组尚无法断定它们生活在什么时代，但负责这个项目的伯杰教授（Professor Lee Berger）认为，他们可能是200~300万年前生活在非洲的人属（genus homo）中的一支。這 15 具骨骸可能是被埋葬的，那麼人類埋葬史將從 10 萬年前開始大幅推前到 250 萬年前。陳哲認為埋葬很重要，它不止顯示埋葬者與被埋者的感情，還顯示埋葬者認為人類與其它動物不同。
"What we are seeing is more and more
species of creatures that suggests that nature was experimenting with how to
evolve humans, thus giving rise to several different types of human-like creatures
originating in parallel in different parts of Africa. Only one line eventually
survived to give rise to us," he told BBC News.
伦敦自然历史博物馆的斯特林杰教授认为，这一发现展示了大自然的人类进化实验，若干类人两足灵长动物在非洲不同地区同时生存进化。最终，只有其中一支经过适者生存的淘汰、进化，最后变成了现代人类，也就是我们。
(上為 National Geographic 報導採用的 Homo Nadedi 南非納勒迪人想像圖片 )
A chronology of human evolution (按照發現的古化石年代的人類進化史)
Ardipithecus ramidus (4.4 million years ago 四百四十萬年在衣索匹亞發現) : Fossils were discovered in Ethiopia in the 1990s. Pelvis shows
adaptations to both tree climbing and upright walking.
Australopithecus afarensis (3.9 - 2.9 million years ago) : The famous "Lucy"
skeleton belongs to this species of human relative. So far, fossils of this
species have only been found in East Africa. Several traits in the skeleton
suggest afarensis walked upright, but they may have spent some
time in the trees.
Homo habilis (2.8
- 1.5 million years ago) : This human relative had a slightly larger braincase
and smaller teeth than the australopithecines or older species, but retains
many more primitive features such as long arms.
Homo naledi (新發現的 Of
unknown age, but researchers say it could be as old as three million years) :
The new discovery has small, modern-looking teeth, human-like feet but more
primitive fingers and a small braincase.
Homo erectus (1.9
million years - unknown) : Homo erectus had a modern body plan
that was almost indistinguishable from ours. But it had a smaller brain than a
modern person's combined with a more primitive face.
Homo neanderthalensis (200,000 years - 40,000 years) The Neanderthals were a
side-group to modern humans, inhabiting western Eurasia before our species left
Africa. They were shorter and more muscular than modern people but had slightly
larger brains.
Homo sapiens (“靈長類” 或 ”智人”200,000
years - present) Modern humans evolved in Africa from a predecessor species known
as Homo heidelbergensis. A small group of Homo sapiens left
Africa 60,000 years ago and settled the rest of the world, replacing the other
human species they encountered (with a small amount of interbreeding).
