How do you think humans were first created?

[SiliconCactus]

Squirrels frustrate me. I'm bigger, stronger, smarter, and have greater endurance, yet they still manage to evade me. That's why I stopped trying to catch them after 11, I don't want to embarrass mankind anymore. :P

There are ways to kill a squirrel.

Man created guns for a reason, and that reason is to kill squirrels.

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[Tømpson]

but evolution doesn't just get rid of things when there is no use for them
like, we still have our appendix, but it doesn't do anything now
there is no reason at all for actively removing the claws; they wouldn't be a vulnerability for us
so I really wanna know why they went away, and became fingernails and toenails instead
honestly, I can't currently think of any animal that doesn't have claws, besides primates (and I think some of them do?)
bc of that, I also don't believe that we could have just evolved from a long-clawless race

Humans are being born without appendixes. Our tail bone is getting smaller with each generation.

[Spiderobot]

Humans are being born without appendixes. Our tail bone is getting smaller with each generation.

They aren't getting smaller because evolution tells them to, its just because they aren't being used, and thus not a vital part for human success. Traits like a tailbone just get sorta washed out after a while, that's why they're go away.

[Wynd_Fox]

That's not really accurate, either. Unless it inhibits procreation, a trait will probably stick with us. If it doesn't, that's pretty much random chance.

[Night Fox]

Humans are being born without appendixes.

if that's true, and I don't think it is, then it's because of human intervention (which doesn't count)

Our tail bone is getting smaller with each generation.

naturally
when you don't use your muscles, they get smaller
so, you'd expect that ok nevermind
but regardless, even other primates could use claws, if they had them, for killing, and other things
I don't think you can compare our tailbone to claws

[Spiderobot]

That's not really accurate, either. Unless it inhibits procreation, a trait will probably stick with us. If it doesn't, that's pretty much random chance.

The random chances overtime will wash out traits. Having something that impedes reproduction only serves to increase the rate that a specific trait is removed from a species.

[Wynd_Fox]

Maybe, but not necessarily. I guess I don't really have a point, never mind.

[Tømpson]

if that's true, and I don't think it is, then it's because of human intervention (which doesn't count)naturally

http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Veriform_appendix
The appendix gets smaller and smaller every generation to make room for larger stomachs.

We where primarily herbivores prior to our invention of tools. We never had claws from what I understand.

[Night Fox]

We where primarily herbivores prior to our invention of tools. We never had claws from what I understand.

somewhere in the circled area, exist clawed animals

[Tømpson]

somewhere in the circled area, exist clawed animals

Where the diagram splits into two more branches, we became a completely independent species. We didn't have claws.

[Night Fox]

Where the diagram splits into two more branches, we became a completely independent species. We didn't have claws.

neither do apes
and it seems unlikely to me that not only would we both happen to evolve claws away, but to also replace with with very similar structures
so, sometime before that was when we lost them

[Tømpson]

neither do apes
and it seems unlikely to me that not only would we both happen to evolve claws away, but to also replace with with very similar structures
so, sometime before that was when we lost them

At that point I assume claws would impede our dexterity. They flattened.

[Night Fox]

At that point I assume claws would impede our dexterity. They flattened.

retractable claws

[Wynd_Fox]

It's not like there's a great big grab bag. We just didn't get lucky enough to have retractables, I guess.

[Tømpson]

retractable claws

Do you really think having encumbering pads on your hands with keratin structures inside of them that come out of your hand
with the slightest pressure would improve our spear handling abilities?