How do you know where humans came from and talk about it with such certainty?

[SpaceGalaxy]

[purplepoppy]

I wouldn't say we can be certain but we can point to all the evidence and say this is the best idea we have so far. So unless older fossils are found elsewhere then I'll stick with Africa

[Agape93]

Science, historical records and the fossil record

[Izzy_3991]

Depends which side of the belief/argument you are on.
As a Christian, I believe the Bible. There’s lot of evidence to support it.
People with a secular and evolutionist view disagree with this side due to “bones” of humans being found in Africa.

[TollTheDead]

What evidence supports the Bible, in your opinion?

[Izzy_3991]

I, personally, find Answers in Genesis a great organisation that answers all of the questions people may have. And they provided so much proof to support the accounts of the Bible, even the flood of Noah’s day.
Answers in Genesis also tackle those hard-hitting questions about evolution and even Lucy (the monkey), Java man, ape-man, etc.
And the founder and CEO is Aussie (like me lol).

My fingers cannot type fast enough. My brain is working overtime now 😂

[TollTheDead]

You seem like a nice person, so I hope this doesn’t come off as rude, but after reading through Answers In Genesis it’s pretty obvious there’s no point in continuing this conversation. The website openly states that the creationist interpretation of the Bible is objectively correct, and that any evidence to the contrary should be dismissed as “fallible science”. I can’t see any point discussing evolution and the like if you are unwilling to accept any possibility that you are wrong.

[Izzy_3991]

Thank you for your kind words. No offence was taken.
I totally respect your view on the matter 😄

They explain why the Bible is without error.
Most of their best work is done via the talks they do at the Creation museum which is in Kentucky, USA.
There are lots of their videos on YouTube.

One of their videos discussion was on the topic of ape-man and it's many variations of “humans”. It's very interesting. Feel free to watch it :)

https://youtu.be/EBDTVBBb7iE

All the best 😄

[TollTheDead]

Depends what you mean by certainty, but here’s the general idea. The remains of anatomically-modern human have been found in Africa. Using radiocarbon dating - measuring the decay of atoms in the fossils or the rocks around them - we’ve determined that these bones are very, very old. Since bones in Africa are much older than bones found anywhere else, we can conclude that the earliest humans appeared in Africa (although the exact location is still debated). We have also found bones of hominids that are similar to humans, but much older. From that we can conclude that these hominids eventually evolved into modern humans. It’s less about about absolute certainty, and more about figuring out the most likely and logical explanation for the evidence we have.

[CloudMassacre]

Do you mean like “my ancestors were German and Irish” or like “we evolved from ape like ancestors in Africa”?

[NathanDavis]

I told them where to look at...