From whom did man come? Scientists have discovered the secret: from whom man actually came.

Today, there are different versions of the origin of man on Earth. These are scientific theories, alternative, and apocalyptic. Many people believe themselves to be descendants of angels or divine powers, contrary to convincing evidence from scientists and archaeologists. Authoritative historians reject this theory as mythology, preferring other versions.

General concepts

For a long time, man has been the subject of study of the sciences of spirit and nature. There is still a dialogue and exchange of information between sociology and natural science about the problem of being. At the moment, scientists have given a specific definition to man. This is a biosocial creature that combines intelligence and instincts. It should be noted that not only one person in the world is such a creature. A similar definition can be applied, with a stretch, to some representatives of the fauna on Earth. Modern science clearly separates biology and leading research institutes around the world are searching for the boundary between these components. This field of science is called sociobiology. She looks deep into the essence of a person, revealing his natural and humanitarian characteristics and preferences.

A holistic view of society is impossible without drawing on data from its social philosophy. Today, man is a creature that is interdisciplinary in nature. However, many people around the world are concerned about another question - its origin. Scientists and religious scholars on the planet have been trying to answer this question for thousands of years.

Human Origins: An Introduction

The question of the emergence of intelligent life beyond the Earth attracts the attention of leading scientists in various specialties. Some people agree that the origins of man and society are not worthy of study. Basically, this is the opinion of those who sincerely believe in supernatural forces. Based on this view of the origin of man, the individual was created by God. This version has been refuted by scientists for decades in a row. Regardless of which category of citizens each person considers himself to be, in any case, this question will always excite and intrigue. Recently, modern philosophers have begun to ask themselves and those around them: “Why were people created, and what is their purpose for being on Earth?” The answer to the second question will never be found. As for the appearance of an intelligent creature on the planet, it is quite possible to study this process. Today, the main theories of human origins are trying to answer this question, but none of them can provide a 100 percent guarantee of the correctness of their judgments. Currently, archaeological scientists and astrologers around the world are exploring various sources of the origin of life on the planet, be they chemical, biological or morphological. Unfortunately, at the moment, humanity has not even been able to determine in which century BC the first people appeared.

Darwin's theory

Currently, there are different versions of the origin of man. However, the most probable and closest to the truth is the theory of a British scientist named Charles Darwin. It was he who made an invaluable contribution to His theory is based on the definition of natural selection, which plays the role of the driving force of evolution. This is a natural scientific version of the origin of man and all life on the planet.

The foundation of Darwin's theory was formed by his observations of nature while traveling around the world. Development of the project began in 1837 and lasted more than 20 years. At the end of the 19th century, the Englishman was supported by another natural scientist, A. Wallace. Soon after his report in London, he admitted that it was Charles who inspired him. This is how a whole movement appeared - Darwinism. Followers of this movement agree that all types of fauna and flora on Earth are changeable and come from other, pre-existing species. Thus, the theory is based on the impermanence of all living things in nature. The reason for this is natural selection. Only the strongest forms survive on the planet, those that are able to adapt to current environmental conditions. Man is just such a creature. Thanks to evolution and the desire to survive, people began to develop their skills and knowledge.

Intervention theory

This version of human origins is based on the activities of foreign civilizations. It is believed that people are descendants of alien creatures that landed on Earth millions of years ago. This story of human origins has several endings. According to some, people appeared as a result of crossing aliens with their ancestors. Others believe that genetic engineering of higher forms of intelligence, which bred homo sapiens from the flask and their own DNA, is to blame. Some people are sure that humans arose as a result of an error in animal experiments.

On the other hand, a very interesting and probable version is about alien intervention in the evolutionary development of homo sapiens. It is no secret that archaeologists still find in various parts of the planet numerous drawings, records and other evidence that ancient people were helped by some kind of supernatural forces. This also applies to the Mayan Indians, who were allegedly enlightened by extraterrestrial creatures with wings on strange celestial chariots. There is also a theory that the entire life of humanity from origin to the peak of evolution proceeds according to a long-prescribed program laid down by an alien intelligence. There are also alternative versions about the relocation of earthlings from planets of such systems and constellations as Sirius, Scorpio, Libra, etc.

Evolutionary theory

Followers of this version believe that the appearance of humans on Earth is associated with the modification of primates. This theory is by far the most widespread and discussed. Based on it, humans descended from certain species of monkeys. Evolution began in time immemorial under the influence of natural selection and other external factors. The theory of evolution indeed has a number of interesting proofs and evidence, both archaeological, paleontological, genetic and psychological. On the other hand, each of these statements can be interpreted differently. The ambiguity of the facts is what does not make this version 100% correct.

Theory of creation

This branch is called “creationism”. His followers deny all major theories of human origins. It is believed that people were created by God, who is the highest level in the world. Man was created in his image from non-biological material.

The biblical version of the theory states that the first people were Adam and Eve. God created them from clay. In Egypt and many other countries, religion goes deep into ancient myths. The vast majority of skeptics consider this theory impossible, estimating its probability at billionths of a percent. The version of the creation of all living things by God does not require proof, it simply exists and has the right to do so. In support of this, we can cite similar examples from legends and myths of peoples from different parts of the Earth. These parallels cannot be ignored.

Theory of space anomalies

This is one of the most controversial and fantastic versions of anthropogenesis. Followers of the theory consider the appearance of man on Earth to be an accident. In their opinion, people became the fruit of an anomaly of parallel spaces. The forefathers of earthlings were representatives of the humanoid civilization, which are a mixture of Matter, Aura and Energy. The anomaly theory suggests that there are millions of planets in the Universe with similar biospheres that were created by a single information substance. Under favorable conditions, this leads to the emergence of life, that is, the humanoid mind. Otherwise, this theory is in many ways similar to the evolutionary one, with the exception of the statement about a certain program for the development of mankind.

Aquatic theory

This version of the origin of man on Earth is almost 100 years old. In the 1920s, the aquatic theory was first proposed by a famous marine biologist named Alistair Hardy, who was later supported by another respected scientist, the German Max Westenhoffer.

The version is based on the dominant factor that forced the great apes to reach a new stage of development. This is what forced the monkeys to exchange their aquatic lifestyle for land. This is how the hypothesis explains the lack of thick hair on the body. Thus, at the first stage of evolution, man moved from the hydropithecus stage, which appeared more than 12 million years ago, to homo erectus, and then sapiens. Today this version is practically not considered in science.

Alternative theories

One of the most fabulous versions of the origin of man on the planet is that the descendants of people were certain chiropteran creatures. In some religions they are called angels. It was these creatures that inhabited the entire Earth from time immemorial. Their appearance was similar to a harpy (a mixture of a bird and a human). The existence of such creatures is supported by numerous cave paintings. There is another theory according to which people in the early stages of development were real giants. According to some legends, such a giant was half-man, half-god, since one of their parents was an angel. Over time, higher powers stopped descending to Earth, and the giants disappeared.

Ancient myths

There are a huge number of legends and tales about the origin of man. In Ancient Greece, they believed that the ancestors of people were Deucalion and Pyrrha, who, by the will of the gods, survived the flood and created a new race from stone statues. The ancient Chinese believed that the first man was formless and came out of a clay ball.

The creator of people is the goddess Nuiva. She was a human and a dragon rolled into one. According to Turkish legend, people came out of the Black Mountain. In her cave there was a hole that resembled the appearance of a human body. Jets of rain washed clay into it. When the form was filled and warmed by the sun, the first man came out of it. His name is Ai-Atam. Myths about the origins of man from the Sioux Indians say that humans were created by the Rabbit Universe. The divine creature found a blood clot and began to play with it. Soon he began to roll on the ground and turned into intestines. Then a heart and other organs appeared on the blood clot. As a result, the rabbit produced a full-fledged boy - the ancestor of the Sioux. According to ancient Mexicans, God created the image of man from pottery clay. But due to the fact that he overcooked the workpiece in the oven, the man turned out burnt, that is, black. Subsequent attempts got better over and over again, and people came out whiter. The Mongolian legend is one to one similar to the Turkish one. Man emerged from a clay mold. The only difference is that the hole was dug by God himself.

Stages of evolution

Despite the versions of the origin of man, all scientists agree that the stages of his development were identical. The first upright prototypes of people were Australopithecines, who communicated with each other using their hands and were no taller than 130 cm. The next stage of evolution produced Pithecanthropus. These creatures already knew how to use fire and adapt nature to their own needs (stones, skin, bones). Further, human evolution reached the paleoanthropus. At this time, the prototypes of people could already communicate with sounds and think collectively. The last stage of evolution before the appearance of neoanthropes. Outwardly, they were practically no different from modern people. They made tools, united into tribes, elected leaders, organized voting and rituals.

The ancestral home of humanity

Despite the fact that scientists and historians around the world are still arguing about theories of the origin of people, the exact place where the mind originated has still been established. This is the African continent. Many archaeologists believe that it is possible to narrow the location to the northeastern part of the mainland, although there is an opinion that the southern half dominates in this matter. On the other hand, there are people who are sure that humanity appeared in Asia (in India and adjacent countries). Conclusions that the first people inhabited Africa were made after numerous finds as a result of large-scale excavations. It is noted that at that time there were several types of human prototypes (races).

The strangest archaeological finds

Among the most interesting artifacts that can influence the idea of ​​what the origin and development of man actually was were the skulls of ancient people with horns. Archaeological research was carried out in the Gobi Desert by a Belgian expedition in the mid-20th century.

On the former territory, images of flying people and objects heading to Earth from outside the solar system were repeatedly found. Several other ancient tribes have similar drawings. In 1927, as a result of excavations in the Caribbean Sea, a strange transparent skull similar to a crystal one was found. Numerous studies have not revealed the technology and material of manufacture. Descendants claim that their ancestors worshiped this skull as if it were a supreme deity.

The origins of man have long tormented the inquisitive minds of researchers. For a long time, the main task of anthropologists was to confirm Darwinian theory, and not to search for the truth.

Who has not been designated as “human ancestors”. From time to time we were presented with the so-called missing link. However, the falsifications were quickly exposed, and the question of origin again remained open. But what if there was no transitional link between ape and man, and the ape had nothing to do with it at all? The round table participants disagreed.

Progenitor cell

Doctor of Medical Sciences, Head of the Department of Scientific Innovation Work of South Ural State Medical University, Professor of the Department of Pathological Physiology Mikhail Osikov convinced Darwinist. The scientist is sure that man certainly descended from the monkey:

A huge amount of evidence has been accumulated, which every year increasingly confirms the well-known evolutionary theory. Nobel laureate Vitaly Ginzburg was an ardent opponent of creationism. I completely agree with the scientist. All these biblical legends, delusional thoughts that there is no evidence of the origin of man from other animals, do not stand up to any scientific criticism. Disputes are provoked by people who simply do not want to penetrate into the depth of the issue. There is a lot of scientific and popular literature about the origin of homo sapiens, where everything is clearly and clearly written. Take any human cell and any protozoan, even a yeast cell. If we transplant our genes into it, it will begin to produce our proteins. This suggests that we all originated from the same progenitor cell, the program is the same. I'm not even talking about those discoveries that are gradually building the ladder of our development from apes.

Representatives of the clergy and I can talk about something, we may have a misunderstanding, but I consider all these conversations meaningless, because faith is one thing, and science is completely different. I respect them, I welcome them, but I demand the same respect for science. Please believe in miracles, in the instantaneous origin of man, but all this is complete nonsense, which has no factual confirmation.

The theory of panspermia suggests that the beginnings of life were brought to earth from outer space. On comets they find the simplest organic matter, which can serve as the basis for the creation of living organisms. But this in no way contradicts the processes that later started and which Darwin spoke about. We are not talking about the fact that some complex living organisms were introduced. These could be microorganisms, spores, which later developed and led to the emergence of creatures, including us, in the conditions of the Earth.

Where do they get their intelligence from?

Head of the Laboratory of Biocenology and Monitoring of the Educational and Scientific Center for the Study of Nature and Human Problems of ChelSU, Candidate of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences, Paleozoologist Leonid Gaiduchenko does not exclude the possibility of artificially bringing life to Earth:

Until the 18th century, humanity was completely satisfied with the doctrine that everything happened according to the will of God or gods. But times came when this conviction was shaken. Geographical discoveries began, and the works of naturalists began to appear. The accumulated material seemed to show that man could have been formed from what is on Earth. It seems that a normal logical chain was being built, which was well substantiated by Darwin. His theory of human origins began to prevail. And when the great natural scientists Marx and Engels came to the rescue, the theory began to be recognized as fundamental. It really does a good job of explaining a number of points, but human evolution does not fall completely into this chain. Moreover, from time to time anthropologists make discoveries that allow us to reconsider or make adjustments to established points of view. For example, human remains have been found that are more than a million years old. And then it was proven that tools began to be made more than two million years ago.

The recent discovery of archaeologists under the leadership of Academician Derevianko in Altai raised many questions. They found a phalanx of a human finger and determined that the DNA was absolutely unique to these places. A similar one exists only in island Southeast Asia. What connection? God knows. But there is a connection. What was paleogeography like in ancient times? How did you move from continent to mainland? We often consider ancient people to be underdeveloped and foolish, but this is far from the case. And the more information scientists receive, the more they are convinced: our distant ancestors had a society and their own laws. Another question is where do they get their intelligence and knowledge? No answer yet.

In Darwinian theory, it is the emergence of intelligence that is the weakest link. No matter how our psychoneurologists and animal psychologists try to give an explanation, not everything is connected in a logical chain. Yes, a chimpanzee can pick up straws and pick out maggots. Well, I picked it out and threw it away - that’s it. In humans, everything is more complicated. The emergence of intelligence on an earthly medium cannot be ruled out. However, it also cannot be ruled out that the development of the mind was predetermined. We are accustomed to dividing matter into living and nonliving. In general, this is the matter of the Earth, capable of the origin of life. Why can’t the matter of another planet, like Mars, have these properties? There is a beautiful theory of panspermia, which suggests the possibility of universal life. And then it turns out that rationality is the original property of matter. And in this sense, the confession of cosmonaut Georgy Grechko is curious. “I believe that they came to us...” he said in an interview, referring to aliens.

Scientists return to the theory of panspermia, which originated in Germany in 1868, from time to time. She really can't be discounted. It’s just that in Soviet times it was believed that this theory was deeply bourgeois, and the West was always mistaken. Meanwhile, panspermia was not denied by all even our major academicians. Well, how can you deny it when everything indicates that this is possible? ...I started observing the Chelyabinsk meteorite after the outbreak. The inversion trail in the dense layers of the atmosphere has attracted everyone's attention. Meanwhile, I was able to see that steeply up from it, three to four times shorter than the entry trail, there was also an exit trail for one of the fragments. It turns out that when the fireball split, one of its fragments “jumped out”, went into space, and it is possible that it carried away some “earthly particles”, maybe even living ones...

I do not reject the theory of artificial introduction of life to Earth. However, for me, all theories of human origin are still equally unproven. Scientists are constantly looking for something, trying to interpret newly found or old materials. Sooner or later, I think the answer to the question “from whom did man come” will be found. But even if they don’t find it, what will this change in the life of society and each of us? By and large, no one knows what love is, but people never stop being born. The only thing I am sure of is that life, once it appears on Earth, will, in principle, never disappear. It will only change.

Truth does not need argument

Professor of ChelSU, Doctor of Law, historian Sergey Zharov convinced of the divine origin of man:

Each of us knows from whom a person descended; it’s another matter that we cannot agree. In general, this is not a biological or even historical question, but a worldview. First we need to agree on what a person is. If we share the point of view about his dual essence - biological and divine, then there are no more questions. And it doesn’t matter at all from which creature our biological shell originated. Darwin believed that man descended from apes. But this monkey is not there, we cannot find it.

According to the divine theory, it does not matter who a person's biological ancestor was. The important thing is that man has such characteristics that distinguish him from the entire animal world - a spiritual component and the ability to think. Some animals have this ability, but they cannot draw conclusions, they are devoid of logic. It is not for nothing that man is called the crown of creation.
Each nation has its own idea of ​​where the creature called homo sapiens came from. According to the Bible, God molded man from clay. The Scandinavians once believed that the first man was licked out of the sea salt by a sacred cow... To be honest, I am completely indifferent to what kind of monkey was our ancestor and whether this monkey was there. For me, the purpose of human origin is more important. The mind cannot act without purpose. The Lord wanted to make man the king of nature, the master of this earth. And so it happened. The trouble is that in the end it turned out to be a predator. I like the idea from the movie "The Matrix". A person begins to multiply uncontrollably, devours all resources and then grabs his head. Only viruses behave this way. They die out en masse after they devour everything... At the same time, one cannot dare to call a person intelligent.

My thirst for knowledge is not universal. It does not apply to “warts in Brazil,” as Mayakovsky wrote. Although this is also important in a sense, because any research, any new fact is a brick in the general wall of knowledge of the world. However, I am more interested not in the origins, but in the existence of man.

For about 150 years now we have been confidently moving towards self-destruction. And the first thing we did was create universal medicine. The same Darwinian natural selection does not work with the human species. And besides this, there is also Christian morality, which most of us grew up with. Yes, all life is sacred. But let's face it. Today, a huge number of people do not have consciousness. They, like monkeys, live anew every day. The Lord could have found some other creature to breathe a soul into him. It’s just that, apparently, the human body was best prepared as a container for the soul.

- It turns out that the Lord made a mistake in man? We only consume, and do not create and do not multiply?..

Well why? I'm creating it here. From time to time I create new knowledge and write books. True, not all my students are happy about this, because they have to read more (laughs). A serious scientist never proves anything with foam at the mouth; only politicians or narrow-minded people can afford to do this. It is not for nothing that they say that truth does not need any argument at all. In a dispute, you can only embitter your opponent.
Theology is recognized as one of the branches of science in Russia. Academic councils gather, there are academic degrees - candidate, doctor of theological sciences. But the point is not in degrees, but in the very recognition of theology as a science. It is she who points out the path from which humanity turned in the last century and is confidently approaching the abyss. But back in the 11th century, Metropolitan Hilarion wrote: the Law was given to creation in order to create man out of it, and Grace was already given to man to show him the path to God. Our consumer society is the path of man back to the creature. Therefore, there is no more pressing problem today than preventing the end of its existence.

Many of us have at least once in our lives wondered how a person appeared. No less interesting is the mystery of the origin of the Earth. No one has been able to completely remove the veil from these secrets. Philosophers have pondered these topics for centuries. To date, neither thinkers nor scientists have provided 100% proof of any theory that explains where people came from on Earth. There are many assumptions, but let’s try to identify four main groups of hypotheses.

Evolution theory

How did man appear according to this theory? It is believed to have evolved from great apes. The gradual transformation of the species occurred under the influence of natural selection. There are four stages of this process:

• The period of existence of Australopithecines (an alternative name is “southern apes”). They had already mastered walking upright, were able to manipulate various objects in their hands, and built herd relationships. The weight of Australopithecines was approximately thirty to forty kilograms, and their height was 1.2-1.3 meters.

• Pithecanthropus (ancient man). In addition to all the above characteristics, the ability to make fire and handle it appeared. The shape of the facial skeleton and skull still had apelike features.
• Neanderthal (ancient man). The general structure of the skeleton was almost the same as that of modern humans, but the skull had some differences.
• Modern man. Appeared during the Late Paleolithic period (from seventy to thirty-five thousand years ago).

Flaws

The inconsistency of the theory discussed above lies in the following: scientists have not been able to explain how more complex forms of life were formed due to mutations. The catch is that as a result of mutation, individual genes are damaged, therefore, the quality of the new form decreases. No useful result of this process has yet been found.

Guests from other planets

This version of how man appeared is based on the assumption of external intervention in the course of development of our planet. The leading role in the theory under consideration is given to extraterrestrial civilizations. It was thanks to them that people appeared. Simply put, the first man on Earth was a direct descendant of an alien. There are other options. Among the most common are the following:

• Homo sapiens arose thanks to the possibilities of genetic engineering.
• The first people appeared in a homuncular way (in a test tube).
• The evolutionary development of life on Earth is controlled by a higher mind.

Theory of creation

How were people born according to this hypothesis? Man was created by God himself out of nothing, or the material used was not biological (if we take creationism into account). According to the most famous biblical version, the first people - Eve and Adam - appeared from clay. Representatives of other nations and beliefs have their own versions on this matter. None of them require proof. The main argument is faith.

Some modern theological movements consider a variation of evolutionary theory, adjusted to the fact that the first man on Earth appeared from a monkey, but by the will of God.

Spatial Anomaly Theory

How did man appear according to this hypothesis? It is somewhat reminiscent of evolutionary, but has its own characteristics. Thus, the presence of both random factors and a specific program for the development of life is allowed. There is a humanoid triad (aura, matter and energy) or spatial anomaly. The latter includes such an element as anthropogenesis. It is argued that the biosphere of humanoid universes develops according to a standard scenario at the level of information substance (aura). Under favorable conditions, the emergence of a humanoid mind occurs.

Read more about one of the common theories

Most conservative scientists argue that our earliest ancestors were small arboreal animals, a bit like modern tupai. They inhabited the Earth at least sixty-five million years ago, during the extinction of the dinosaurs. About fifty million years ago, highly organized animals similar to monkeys appeared. Over time, the development of one of the groups of primates followed a special path, which led to the emergence of apes twenty-five million years ago.

Today, most of the one hundred and eighty primate groups live in tropical or subtropical regions. But it was not always so. About fifty million years ago, the climate on our planet was much warmer, so the ancestors of modern apes occupied much larger territories.

Features of life in trees

Early primates perfectly mastered the art of tree climbing. To successfully live at altitude, they had to learn to thoroughly cling to branches and correctly judge distances. The first property was developed thanks to movable fingers, and the second - with the participation of forward-facing eyes, providing so-called binocular vision.

The incredible story of "Lucy"

D. Johansen, an American anthropologist, managed to make one very important discovery in 1974. He conducted excavations in Ethiopia and discovered the remains of a female of the aforementioned “southern monkeys”. They began to call her "Lucy". The height of the young female was about one meter. "Lucy's" teeth and brain bore many similarities to those of apes. Nevertheless, it is assumed that she moved on her own two, albeit crooked, legs. Before this discovery, scientists were sure that the “southern apes” lived on our planet about 2 million years ago. As for the remains of “Lucy,” their age is 3-3.6 million years. Thus, it became known that these creatures lived on Earth more than a million years earlier.

The Man Who Never Lived

In 1912, near Piltdown (England, Sussex), archaeologists discovered several fragments of the skull and a broken facial bone of our distant ancestor. The unusual find aroused unprecedented public interest. However, after some time, experts began to doubt the value of the find. This is why bone age testing was initiated in 1953. Nobody expected such a result. It turned out that the jaw bone belonged to an orangutan who lived five centuries earlier, and parts of the skull belonged to modern humans. All the remains were simply coated with a special composition, and the teeth were skillfully filed down so that they took on a prehistoric appearance. The "Joker" was never found.

A detailed examination of evolutionary processes and their results

The story of human origins goes like this: In the beginning, evolution didn't happen all that fast. Almost seven million years passed from the appearance of our first ancestor to the development of the skill of making cave paintings. However, as soon as the “thinking man” thoroughly settled on Earth, he began to rapidly develop all kinds of abilities. Thus, only one hundred thousand years separate us from the above-mentioned rock art. Currently, humans are the dominant form of life on the planet. We were even able to leave Earth and began to explore space.

Now it is difficult to imagine what our descendants will be like in a hundred thousand years. One thing is clear: they will be completely different. By the way, we have generally changed quite a lot over the past four centuries. For example, the armor of fifteenth-century knights would barely fit a modern soldier. The average height of a warrior of those times was 160 cm. And the current supermodel would hardly wear the dress of her great-great-grandmother, who had a waist of 45 cm and a height 30 cm shorter. As scientists note, if evolutionary processes continue to develop in the same direction, our faces will become flatter and our jaws will become smaller. Our brain will become larger, and we ourselves will become taller.

Unbearable heat

According to data obtained in the course of recent research, ancient people mastered upright walking in order to save themselves from overheating. Four million years ago, walking on two legs on the hot African plains was much more comfortable. Among the main advantages is the following: the rays of the sun fell only on the head of the one who walked upright. Well, those who continued to move with their back bent overheated much more. People who began to walk on two legs sweated less intensely, therefore, they did not need as much water to survive. This allowed man to surpass other animals in the constant struggle for existence.

Hairline

The development of upright walking had other significant consequences. Thus, the bipedal creature no longer needed to have such extensive and thick hair, which previously protected its back from the merciless sun. As a result, only the head remained protected by hair. Thus, our ancestors became the notorious “naked apes.”

Blissful coolness

By starting to walk on two legs, our ancestor seemed to have opened one of the important “evolutionary doors.” Taking an upright posture, he moved significantly away from the ground, and therefore from the heat that it emitted. For this reason, the brain began to overheat much less. The cool breeze, blowing one or two meters above the ground, further cooled the body. For the above reasons, the brain became larger and more active.

Where did the first man appear?

Scientists have found and continue to find the remains of ancient people in various places on the planet. Some of the most widely known excavations took place in a valley near the German village of Neander. Similar remains were later discovered in France and other countries. Due to the fact that the finds near Neander were the most complete and interesting, our most ancient ancestors began to be called Neanderthals.

Where did the first modern man appear? Previously, scientists believed that this happened in the eastern part of Africa, but later a version appeared about the southern regions. Genetic studies of representatives of indigenous African tribes helped to draw conclusions that refuted the original theory. However, such conclusions are in conflict with modern archaeological data, since the most ancient remains of anatomically modern humans were found in eastern Africa - on the territory of such modern countries as Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia. In addition, the currently available information allows us to conclude that the population of the above states is characterized by the greatest genetic variability when compared with representatives of other regions of the planet. This fact gives us the right to consider Africa the starting point of all waves of human spread across the Earth.

Conclusion

Questions about how many years ago man appeared and where exactly this happened still excite the minds of both scientists and ordinary people. There are many versions, and each of them has the right to exist. Unfortunately, over time, it becomes more and more difficult to get to the bottom of the truth, since the years inexorably erase evidence of the past from the face of the Earth...

The important question of where man came from has not yet found a definite answer, despite the development of modern science. This is one of the most difficult, but at the same time significant and fundamental questions in the modern dialogue of evolution, knowledge, faith, religion and science.

What is man the result of - God's creation or evolution? This problem is extremely important not only for dogmatic reasoning, but also for humans, because its solution is associated with a huge number of issues that directly affect a person’s worldview.

The most important understanding of humanity about the essence of man remains unclear and blurred for the majority. But without a clear understanding by a person of the roots of his own origin, it is impossible to move forward in the right direction, since a person is simply not able to find the right vector of development.

On the issue of human origins, modern science is divided into two opposing camps, each of which is firmly convinced that it is right. One group of scientists insists on the Divine origin of man, while others rely on the theory of evolutionary development and genetic modification.

One camp of scientists is mistaken. If we consider Darwin's theory in detail, we can already conclude from the name that this is just a version of the origin of man. And the fact that it was massively introduced into the minds of mankind cannot at all be proof of its truth. In the same way, until quite recently, people believed that the Earth was flat and supported by three pillars, and people with a different worldview were simply burned at the stake.

On the other hand, the version of Divine origin is also difficult for humans to perceive. Historically, this theory does not have a clear definition, its framework is blurred.

At present, it is impossible to definitively answer the question of whether the theory of evolution is true, at least from a scientific point of view. It is not entirely clear why a modern person should treat modern scientific and philosophical teachings as an immutable truth. On the contrary, he should be very critical when modern scientists and philosophers provide so-called scientific evidence and evidence that speaks in favor of the theory of evolution.

But what is the evidence for human evolution? Probably everyone remembers from history lessons beautiful, entertaining stories about human ancestors, starting from the times of primitive society. There were about two dozen ancestors in total. But no real evidence of the actual existence of these half-humans, half-animals was ever provided.

Scientific fossil evidence supporting human evolution consists of a large number of Neanderthal fossils, several Sinanthropus skulls, fragmentary finds of Heidelberg, Java and Piltdown man, as well as finds on the African continent. All this evidence could fit into a small box. They come from areas remote from each other and, as a rule, do not have exact or even approximate indications of age, not to mention how all these different “people” are related to each other by origin or kinship. Moreover, many of them, as it was later established, are deliberate fakes.

If we objectively examine all the fossil evidence in favor of human evolution, it becomes clear that there is no convincing or even reasonable evidence for such evolution. Most scientific treatises on this topic come down to semi-fantastic speculation, not confirmed by real archaeological finds or other documentary evidence. However, it is generally accepted that this is evidence of evolution because people just want to believe it. Of all the fossil finds, only the Neanderthal is genuine, but he is no more different from modern man than modern men are from each other. But the images of a Neanderthal, with which history textbooks are replete, are nothing more than the imagination of artists who have preconceived ideas about what an ancient person should look like.

Thus, evolution is not a scientific fact at all, but rather a philosophical system. But at the same time, this is a false philosophy, disguised as science to deceive people who are ready to believe in any supposedly scientific fact.

Disagreements on the issue of human origins do not find any common ground. But, at the same time, modern science is gradually finding evidence of the existence of a Supreme Mind. It should be noted that at the moment this problem is quite acute.

At all times, prophets spoke about Love, Soul and God. According to them, the Soul is the true essence of man. If a person does not perceive the existence of his own soul, he thereby signs of indifference to himself. The same people who perceive the existence of the soul begin to wonder who created it. And here everything converges on God, as the creator of all things in the world. But, if we recognize the creation of the soul by God, then it is necessary to recognize the Divine origin of man himself.

It must be said that the question of the origin of humanity did not arise at all for the saints and prophets, because they were completely confident in their relationship with God. All of them were on the same frequency with God, the frequency of Love.

The human soul can also be tuned, like a receiver, to different frequencies. And this is precisely where the most important thing lies that the ancient prophets tried to convey: it is in the transition of the human spirit to the energy of Love that the connection with God is found.

Religion does not have a clear position on this issue. Often a person is simply defined as a servant of God. Likewise, a huge number of spiritual practices and religions do not provide a clear understanding of human origins. As a rule, in spiritual practices there is a substitution of true spirituality; there is no general concept. Based on the name itself, spiritual practices should start from the word Spirit, but in reality, most of them have nothing to do with genuine spiritual development and growth, but are engaged in the development of various techniques and practices to achieve the desires of the mind and ego.

Spirituality implies raising the frequency of the energy of the Spirit to the heights of vibration of the fiery energy of Love. Love is the state of the human spirit and its manifestation in the material world. But first you need to know your personal program - the Spirit, and these are our individual capabilities, methods and talents. Knowing one’s spirit cleanses the human soul of negativity; after the person, the enormous inner potential inherent in the Creator is revealed.

The Creator, the Absolute, the Universe, Space, God are Wisdom and Love. All fathers want their children to be like them and have the same qualities, so the accumulation of wisdom and love is the path to God. The spiritual development of a person occurs constantly, but people often do not understand the clues, as a result of which numerous mistakes occur. Deliberate lies about human origins and various religious misconceptions also contribute to misunderstanding. Managing a herd of intelligent animals is much easier: some can be bought, others can be intimidated, and others can simply be confused. You just need to convince a person of his animal origin.

It is impossible to rule over the children of God, so people are deliberately and deliberately deceived. If a person learns about his Divine origin, he will immediately have to completely reconsider the system of managing people. Based on all of the above, it becomes quite obvious that people’s understanding of their Divine essence will be limited in every possible way.

Therefore, the conclusion is simple - start to know yourself and the essence of the things happening around you, without chasing idle and momentary desires, fearing everything and striving for stability and carefreeness - there is no progress and evolution in this...

There is a concept that our planet is a kind of practical “testing ground” for growing souls in the Great Universal Experiment. The training conditions at this “training ground” are as close as possible to “combat” conditions. Students do not remember their incarnations and existence between lives, and only in the process of successful training do they begin to acquire such skills. In addition, the existence of gross matter in the world limits the perception of reality by ordinary senses, and the development of superpowers is inherent in the course of study itself.

In our reality, we are also left with numerous “clues” in the form of various kinds of “artifacts,” the study and unraveling of the mysteries of which should help us on the path of awakening awareness and achieving clarity of perception, as well as developing the abilities hidden in us.

Hints of this can be found everywhere - the last Guardians on our planet, before dematerializing their bodies, going into eternity, deactivated reactors, sealed pyramids, disguised and hid artifacts and libraries, only rebuses remained on the surface of the Earth - puzzles, solving which, humanity will pick up Ariadne's thread and will direct his efforts towards the search for perfect knowledge, harmony and prosperity...

In addition to external artifacts, the gods hid their presence inside our unconscious. The human subconscious stores information about universal wisdom, where the Gods live inside us, and by opening access to certain information layers of the inner Universe, we can consciously take advantage of such invaluable experience. The technology for interacting with the ancient forces of the planet looks quite fantastic, but who knows what knowledge about the protohistory of mankind will give us...

This means that knowledge about our present history is very important for our development and for achieving harmonious interaction with the forces of Nature. It is not at all by chance that the importance of comprehending the secrets of ancient civilizations, which left us signs of their wisdom, is emphasized. We just have to make an effort to comprehend them...

But only non-standard, but imaginative thinking allows one to comprehend the “improbable”. It is possible that this is precisely the “key” for moving to another level. After all, our “awakening” and “awareness” begin with a view of the surrounding reality that is different from the “official” or “orthodox” one. Only in this case can you comprehend the simple fact that you are inside the teaching Matrix. The possibility of going beyond its limits is provided only by the expansion of the abilities of consciousness, after assimilation of the appropriate educational material or information, which is precisely hidden in various kinds of ancient “artifacts”.

Good luck to everyone on their way to themselves...

Humanity began to wonder about its origins from ancient times. For centuries and millennia, the best minds have tried to answer this question, building theories and...

Humanity began to wonder about its origins from ancient times. For centuries and millennia, the best minds have tried to answer this question, building theories and expressing their points of view. Many myths, legends, tales and scientific theories are devoted to this topic.– from biblical motives to modern research. Today, the answer to this global question can be reduced to three main theories, each of which has both a large army of convinced supporters and an equally large army of fierce opponents.

Evolution theory

Evolutionary theory is the most common theory in the scientific community. For the first time, its main postulates were formulated by the English scientist Charles Darwin in the 19th century. The scientist suggested that the main driving forces of evolution are natural selection and hereditary variability.

In other words, in nature, those species that are best adapted to the local climate and have the best methods of protection from enemies and adverse factors survive and develop most successfully. In addition, from generation to generation, a certain type of living organism can develop and consolidate certain changes that help them survive and produce offspring. For example, climate change can trigger hair growth in some animal species or, conversely, the appearance of sebaceous glands to cool the body. Naturally, in changed conditions, such people will have an undeniable advantage and higher survival rate. Their descendants will also have these advantages, allowing them to reproduce more intensively and ultimately leading to the formation of a new species.

As applied to humans, evolutionary theory believes that humans evolved from higher primates as a result of gradual changes in a number of characteristics under the influence of external factors. Adherents of the theory of evolution operate with a whole range of evidence - the results of archaeological excavations, genetic research, cultural, biological, etc., but not all of them can be accepted unambiguously and unconditionally.

According to this theory, modern man on the path of his development passed through the following stages of evolution:

• anthropoid ancestors of humans (higher primates);
• the appearance of ancient people - Pithecanthropus;
• stage of paleoanthropus, transition to ancient people - Neanderthals, etc.;
• development of modern man – neoanthrope.

Creation theory

This theory is adhered to by the majority of adherents of all world religions. According to religious dogmas, man was created by God or gods. This theory appeared much earlier than the theory of evolution - at the very dawn of humanity. As proof of the divine origin of man, his followers cite the fact that almost all religions, even completely different in their postulates, describe the act of human creation almost identically.

So, in Christianity, the one God - Jehovah or Yahweh, created the first man - Adam in his own image and likeness, and created the first woman - Eve - from Adam's rib. In Mesopotamian myths, the treacherous gods, led by Marduk, killed their rulers Abzu and Tiamat, and their blood was mixed with clay, from which the first man was made. According to Hindu beliefs, power over the world belongs to the great triumvirate - the gods Krishna, Shiva and Vishnu, who together created the first people. In other religions, the basic idea is not much different - a person is created by the Supreme God, several gods, or some Supreme Mind.

Adam and Eve are the first people, according to the Theory of Creation

Creationists reject the very idea of ​​evolution and believe that man appeared exactly in the form in which he appears today. They consider one of the facts in their favor to be the powerlessness of modern science in attempts to create, for example, an artificial eye. The most modern technologies give way to the ordinary retina, with its 100 million cones and rods and neural layers that easily perform more than 10 billion computational operations in one second.

External intervention theory

According to this fairly popular theory, the origin of humanity is somehow connected with the intervention of another civilization.

Some consider people to be direct descendants of aliens who landed on our planet in time immemorial. There is a version that modern people are the result of crossing aliens with ancient people or even animals. Another theory allows for the evolutionary development of man, but attributes the control of evolution to some kind of extraterrestrial superintelligence.

According to another version, all of modern humanity is one global experiment, which is being watched with interest by its creators - representatives of a highly developed extraterrestrial civilization. What goals such an experiment could pursue, one can only guess.

At its core, the theory of external intervention has quite a lot in common with the divine theory, only the role of the omnipotent God here is played by an almost equally omnipotent alien civilization.

Each of these theories, without a doubt, has the right to exist and at the present stage of development of science cannot be fully proven, nor can it be convincingly refuted. Only one thing is indisputable: no matter who created man, the main thing is that he appeared and still exists.

Evolution or higher intelligence: where did man come from?

More than one generation of scientists has wondered where man came from. Representatives of a variety of scientific specializations are searching for the answer. But it is not yet possible to find reliable versions. Today there are a number of theories, more or less recognized by the scientific community.

Divine history

The most ancient concept of the origin of man is worldview, or theological (divine). Since ancient times, people have tried to understand where the world and everything in it came from, including humans. The level of consciousness of our ancestors could not find any other explanation other than the actions of a certain divine entity - the Creator. All nations, every religion have their own version of the creation of the world and man. For example, Christianity speaks of the creation of people “from the dust of the earth.” Also, ancient myths tell about the origin of the first man from clay, from divine blood or sweat, from a particle of the Cosmos. There are also versions about the direct birth of people by gods.

The concept of the creation of the world and man by a deity is called creationism. Science does not recognize this, since there is no evidence of the existence and activity of the Creator. Nevertheless, many people tend to adhere to a theological view of human origins.

Anthropogenesis

The generally accepted scientific concept today says that humans arose through biological evolution. This process of the emergence of Homo sapiens (Homo sapiens) is called anthropogenesis.

People first thought about non-divine development in the mid-18th century. First, the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus, when compiling a classification of everything in nature, classified humans as animals. A little later, the Dutch anatomist Petrus Camper showed how similar the structure of the main organs in humans and animals is. Then the French naturalist Georges-Louis de Buffon expressed the idea that people are like monkeys. And finally, the English naturalist Charles Darwin created the theory of evolution, suggested that modern monkeys and humans had a common ancestor, and concluded that man is an integral part of living nature, which means that his origin is inscribed in the general pattern of formation of the organic world and he gradually developed from the lower animal form. This version is also called the simial, that is, “monkey” hypothesis (from the Latin simia - monkey).

Science accepts evolutionary theory because it is the only one supported by evidence today. Over the course of a century and a half, many remains of humanoid creatures were found, resembling modern humans to varying degrees. This allowed scientists to build periods of development from anthropoid ancestors through the earliest people to Homo sapiens.

There are other assumptions within the framework of anthropogenesis. This is, for example, the aquatic theory. It was proposed independently by German biologist Max Westenhoffer and British marine biologist Alistair Hardy at the beginning of the 20th century. The aquatic theory states that human ancestors were aquatic creatures, who for some reason were forced to move onto land. The remains of a certain Hydropithecus have not yet been found, so this version has few followers. However, scientists from the United States have discovered strong genetic similarities between humans and the prehistoric shark Acanthodes bronni, which lived more than 30 million years ago. The remains of this fish were found off the coast of Australia.

Extraterrestrial intervention

The appearance of man on Earth is due to the actions of aliens, says another concept. However, there is no single version about exactly what influence extraterrestrial intelligence had. According to one hypothesis, people are direct descendants of aliens who once left their planet and started a new life on ours. According to another, the aliens arrived on Earth when our humanoid ancestors were already living here, and interbred with them. Another hypothesis states that humans were created by aliens as a labor force as a result of the use of genetic engineering or programming of biorobots. There is also an assumption that the Earth was a laboratory of representatives of higher intelligence who conducted experiments on animals here, and the appearance of people of different races was the result of various experiments.

The basis for the emergence of the alien concept is the elements of ancient civilizations that have come down to us, the appearance of which has not yet been able to be explained from the standpoint of modern earthly laws. Many ancient structures are so grandiose that it is difficult to imagine how people built them without any technology. Almost all of these buildings are strictly oriented relative to the celestial bodies. Therefore, there was an assumption that these structures are a kind of message from the landed aliens to their relatives in space. Numerous drawings were also found depicting celestial chariots, anthropomorphic creatures with wings, horns, and helmet-like halos around their heads. In ancient burials, scientists have often encountered skeletons with serious deviations in size and shape. Some believe that these are the remains not of people who suffered from physical disabilities, but of aliens.

All this evidence cannot be considered as direct evidence of the presence of representatives of extraterrestrial intelligence on our planet, therefore modern science does not consider the alien concept of the origin of man as proven, but does not completely reject it.