There were no human beings on earth, so how did the first man come? Could it be from space?

in human •  2 years ago 

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This question is reminiscent of another question: "The world came first with men or women"? These two questions are difficult to answer because it is not only philosophical question, it also has biological paradoxes. From a biological point of view, the "egg problem" and "the gender problem of the first person" reflect the misunderstanding of people's understanding of population evolution. In fact, chickens or eggs will not suddenly appear in a certain generation in the world, nor does it exist in the first person".

Taking people as an example, to explain why there is no "the first man in the world", we need to start with the evolution of species. In theory, as long as apes happen to evolve with one man and one woman, they can keep multiplying and form huge human populations. But this doesn't work. First of all, the evolution of organisms is based on populations and is achieved through natural selection, and the object of natural selection is the group rather than the individual. To put it simply, in the process of evolution from apes to humans, the "first man" will not appear alone, but the characteristics of humans will gradually appear in the ancient ape population, and these characteristics are suitable for survival in the environment at that time. been preserved. Over time, more and more human characteristics appeared and remained, gradually realizing the evolution from ape to man. It's a very long process, and it's not something that can happen suddenly one day, and the same is true for chickens.

Secondly, take a 10,000 step back and say that if there really happens to be one male and one female two ancient apes mutated into "Adam" and "Eve", even if they can produce offspring, the offspring will continue to produce offspring, but their genomes are unchanged. , which can cause a lot of genetic problems and their offspring will be eliminated due to genetic diseases or environmental factors. From the perspective and probability of genetic mutation, it is almost impossible for "Adam" and "Eve" to appear, and nature will not allow "Adam" and "Eve" in the population to reproduce and survive all the time.

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