Could humans be from another planet?
Think about it. Humans aren't adapted to Earth.
-Humans sunburn more easily than any other animal. This suggests that humans come from a planet that orbits a red dwarf star, which does not emit as much UV radiation as the sun.
-Humans suffer from more diseases than animals. It's because our immune system isn't adapted to Earth organisms.
-Humans are more likely to have back problems as they get older. This suggests that we come from a low gravity planet.
-Humans can't be descended from Earth apes. If humans did come from Earth apes, how come we walk on two legs and why aren't we hairy?
Has anyone considered this possibility?
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Humans sunburn more easily than any other animal.
You mean those without a lot of melanin in their skin.
Humans suffer from more diseases than animals.
How do you know? Maybe it just seems that way because disease outbreaks among humans get a lot more press than disease outbreaks among animals.
Humans are more likely to have back problems as they get older.
Because we evolved from 4-legged animals who didn't walk upright and we're still getting used to it. We've only had a relatively short time to get used to walking upright.
Humans can't be descended from Earth apes. If humans did come from Earth apes, how come we walk on two legs and why aren't we hairy?
Again, we evolved to walk upright and we are hairy. We evolved to not need fur.
-Humans can't be descended from Earth apes. If humans did come from Earth apes, how come we walk on two legs and why aren't we hairy ?
Normally I would have made a Robin Williams joke here, but it's too soon.
RIP, Mr. Williams!
Science-fiction authors have beaten you to this idea. There's even a heavy metal concept album about this--you're way late to discovering this idea.
And that's the thing, it's just an idea that makes for a good fiction story that can go in any direction, rather than something scientists should investigate (creationists, take note!).
The reality of course is that Humans come from the entire middle management, thus slightly useless, third of a population that crash-landed on a supercomputer in the shape of a planet (earth), thus halting said supercomputer's quest to discover the ultimate question to for the ultimate answer, which was, of course, 42.
Also, that is a long sentence.
"-Humans suffer from more diseases than animals. It's because our immune system isn't adapted to Earth organisms."
No, it couldn't possibly be because those same organisms are perfectly adapted to attack our immune systems, that'd be too logical.
"If humans did come from Earth apes, how come we walk on two legs and why aren't we hairy?"
Have you EVER seen Burt Reynolds? The man's like a shag carpet.
I'm fairly certain we have the same number of hair follicles on our bodies as you might expect on the average chimp. But our hair is thin and short on most of our body, while the hair on our head his thicker and longer.
But at the end of the day, we're still capable of being pretty hairy depending on what genes are switched on or off per human.
Many burrowing species, such as earthworms, can be killed outright by the UV from a few minutes of direct sunlight. As for diseases, are you kidding me? Most of our worst diseases (TB, AIDS, bubonic plague, and Ebola, e.g.), crossed over from other animals. While you are at it look up footage of worms and fungal infections attacking other animals. For instance, raccoon round worm. If anything we are lucky.
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