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Post by tamrin on Nov 2, 2011 20:16:00 GMT 9.5
I think that posters here agree that humans are not evolved from monkeys.
So did humans evolve at all? Homo sapiens and other modern primates evolved from a common primate ancestor.
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Post by cwhite on Nov 3, 2011 3:09:17 GMT 9.5
I think that posters here agree that humans are not evolved from monkeys.
So did humans evolve at all? Homo sapiens and other modern primates evolved from a common primate ancestor. Unless you possess Rh negative blood, or so I've heard...
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Post by tamrin on Nov 3, 2011 5:41:43 GMT 9.5
Homo sapiens and other modern primates evolved from a common primate ancestor. Unless you possess Rh negative blood, or so I've heard...All that indicates is a mutated genetic connection since splitting from the evolutionary branch we shared in common with Rhesus monkeys (BTW, we are apes not monkeys).
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Post by paul on Nov 3, 2011 8:09:18 GMT 9.5
I do not regard myself as an ape - neither culturally nor biologically.
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Post by LorrB on Nov 3, 2011 8:17:31 GMT 9.5
(BTW, we are apes not monkeys). That might be a lead, what is the difference between the apes we are familiar with and the man we are familiar with?
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Post by paul on Nov 3, 2011 8:22:47 GMT 9.5
One difference is that apes have most hair on the back and human (males) have most hair on the chest.
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Post by LorrB on Nov 3, 2011 8:25:59 GMT 9.5
All apes have a similar look about them, whereas man comes in red, yellow, black, white, tan .. ?? Climate and temperature? Can't be... these difference can all occur at the same latitudes. What planet are you from ? Sometime I'm from Venus, and sometimes from Mars... just monkeying around. Talking about hairy chests and hairy backs... (good observation) ... women probably were never apes. But we women always knew that ;D We are just here to help you men find yourselves. (I didn't say that).
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Post by LorrB on Nov 3, 2011 9:02:43 GMT 9.5
Guess the nationality... Wrong! Japanese. Perhaps the Indigenous Peoples of all nations are the original Earth race. Then came the modifications ?
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Post by LorrB on Nov 3, 2011 10:29:20 GMT 9.5
A little snippet from a scientist and mathematician.. According to a number of ancient sacred texts, myths and legends the alien gods attempted several times to create intelligent beings. Our extraterrestrial gods created a number of human races during different time epochs.
Some of these races were the giants, which we encounter in sacred books and mythology from all over the world. The Nephilim mentioned in the Bible were for example a genetic creation of the "fallen angels", a group of space men who rebelled against their leader, Yahweh. I write about this subject in my article Giants - A Result of Genetic Warfare.
Some of the genetically engineered creatures possessed the gods' extraordinary wisdom and long lifespan. They were almost as powerful as the gods themselves.
Various mythological stories often tell of immortal gods. In the eyes of the humans, the gods' extremely long life spans could have easily been interpreted as a sign of immortality. We must not forget that previously created human races, lived much longer than the modern man does today. A classical example of this long-lived humanity can be found in the Bible. Adam, the first man is said to have lived 930 years, Seth, the second patriarch obtained an age of 912 years, Enos lived 905 years, Cainan became 910 years, Mahalaleel lived 895 years and Jared 962 years, Enoch was only 365 years when Yahweh "took him", Methuselah was 969 years and Lamech lived 777 years. The hero who escaped the Great Flood, Noah lived 950 years.
www.esolibris.com/articles/alternative_history/ancient_genetic_engineering.php
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Post by paul on Nov 3, 2011 12:26:35 GMT 9.5
''the word ainu, which means "human" (particularly as opposed to kamui, divine beings)......"The Ainu lived in this place a hundred thousand years before the Children of the Sun came" " en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ainu_peopleMasons are often called Sons (and Daughters) of Light - e.g. Robert Hewitt Brown writes: "Long before the building of the Temple of King Solomon, masons were known as 'sons of light.' and here is a lodge called that: www.princehall-pa.org/grandlodge/lodges/sonsoflight120.htmSo, are Masons claiming to be the same as the Children of the Sun?
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Post by tamrin on Nov 3, 2011 18:02:43 GMT 9.5
So, are Masons claiming to be the same as the Children of the Sun? No! The ritual clearly specifies what is meant by "light" in the context of Freemasonry: ...let me beg you to observe that light was ever an object of attainment in all ancient mysteries.
It was then, as it is now, the symbol of Truth and Knowledge, a fact of which we must never lose sight, when we consider the nature and significance of Masonic Light. This meaning is consistent and unambiguous throughout all Grades in all Orders.
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Post by tamrin on Nov 3, 2011 18:15:47 GMT 9.5
Perhaps the Indigenous Peoples of all nations are the original Earth race. Then came the modifications? New Research Confirms 'Out Of Africa' Theory Of Human EvolutionWhile there were earlier humans, everyone alive today can be traced back to a small band from Africa only about 2,000 generations back. The so-called racial differances which seem so remarkable to us are really minor variations (much less variation than, say, among dogs, Canis familiaris).
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Post by tamrin on Nov 3, 2011 18:31:20 GMT 9.5
I do not regard myself as an ape - neither culturally nor biologically. Maybe you should debate your biological identity with a biologist. Do you regard yourself as an alien?
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Post by tamrin on Nov 3, 2011 18:37:51 GMT 9.5
For example, in the Old Testament the sons of the gods took the daughters of men as their wives.
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Post by tamrin on Nov 3, 2011 18:57:56 GMT 9.5
(BTW, we are apes not monkeys). That might be a lead, what is the difference between the apes we are familiar with and the man we are familiar with?Perhaps The Aquatic Ape Hypothesis.
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Post by stewart edwards on Nov 3, 2011 20:28:17 GMT 9.5
No! The ritual clearly specifies what is meant by "light" in the context of Freemasonry: ...let me beg you to observe that light was ever an object of attainment in all ancient mysteries.
So why have so many freemasons told me or said on forums that in their lodges beyond it being mentioned in the second no one pays any attention to investigating the ancient mysteries? Is the light in freemasonry today in the English based system just good words for most in this regard? (without detracting from the volumes of good charity work, companionship etc that they achieve) (I forgot I have been told several times that the light is no more and no less than joining a lodge, once in that is it - job done). And some people tell me that the masonic world is not in darkness ;D
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Post by paul on Nov 3, 2011 21:41:01 GMT 9.5
There are several lights in Freemasonry that are veiled by the Sun, Moon and various Stars. And that may not exhaust the variety.
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Post by tamrin on Nov 4, 2011 5:27:23 GMT 9.5
There are several lights in Freemasonry... The meaning of "light" remains consistent. Moreover, we are explicitly told to "never lose sight" of that meaning when we "consider the nature and significance of Masonic Light", a qualification which I believe is peculiar to this particular symbol.
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Post by paul on Nov 4, 2011 5:36:01 GMT 9.5
... the nature and significance of Masonic Light... Is Masonic Light specific to Masonry or is it shared with other groups?
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Post by tamrin on Nov 4, 2011 6:01:21 GMT 9.5
... the nature and significance of Masonic Light... Is Masonic Light specific to Masonry or is it shared with other groups?There may be similarities but, by definition, "Masonic Light" is necessarily specific to Masonry.
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