man's differences for apes: mayr view 01.11.07

1/11/07

Ernst Mayr wrote a book "What evolution is" in 2001. Page 235 he wrote about the anatomical differences between men and apes as if it was trivial. In another posting i will write about other differences that only intelligent design proponents list.[a partial list]

On page 235 Harvard professor Mayr lists only the following differences:
1/ TH Huxley claimed that the differences in the human brain and apes brain was only quantitaive and not qualitative [thus claiming that R Owens claims otherwise was refuted]
2/ differences in the length of arms and legs
3/ humans have a mobility of thumb
4/ body hair
5/ skin pigmentation
6/ size of central nervous system specifically the forebrain.

reading Dr Simmons book makes this list appear to trivialize the true differences as i will explain in the posting named man vs apes 01.11.07