The position on the origin of man, which has long become a scientific axiom, namely that man descended from a monkey, in our time raises great doubts among many. Geneticists have played a major role in creating such doubts.
From their point of view, the genetic code of the monkey has nothing to do with the one that the human cell carries. Thus, there seems to be only an outward resemblance between man and ape.
However, if the human race originated on our planet, then among all living beings inhabiting it, without a doubt, there must be some kind of "relatives by genes." Oddly enough, they were not monkeys at all.
Relatively recently, a message flashed in the press: US scientists discovered a great genetic similarity of a human cell to a gray rat cell. The similarity was so clear that it allowed them to conclude that the rat and man had common ancestors.
But long before geneticists, psychologists noticed that there is something in common between the behavior of people in society and the organization of a rat pack. The similarities in behavior between rats and humans are sometimes striking. Rats are smart, quick-witted, quickly learn and apply new skills in life (for example, it is enough for one rat to eat a poisoned bait and die, as the whole flock begins to ignore the most tempting treats).
Rat flocks are very closed and only recognize their own, aliens (that is, strangers who have strayed rats) are simply gnawed. Moreover, a large flock can do the same with a cat that has fallen into their territory. The rat populations have something very reminiscent of a social organization, moreover, an elite, fascist character.
At the top of each society is a strong male - the dominant, commanding a harem of females and a pair of substitutes, somewhat inferior to him in strength. Below are disenfranchised pariahs who are not even entitled to their own nests. The right to have a female is a reward "from the authorities". At the same time, the leader himself is so busy asserting his power that he does not even have time for females: they are fertilized by substitutes.
If you think about it, then initially, in ancient times, similar laws existed in human society, although later events that once took place were somewhat embellished and ennobled in the legends that have come down to us. But still, life was just that: the most severe suppression of subordinates and no less merciless extermination of strangers.
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In ancient history books (for example, in the book of Chronicles) a society is described that lives according to precisely such laws. Apparently, in reality, this is the secret, natural essence of man, which is currently somewhat suppressed by the influence of culture. But it should be noted: the lower the culture of a society, the more the actions of its members resemble the habits of a rat flock.
This is just one of the theories that cast doubt on the generally accepted version of the origin of man. According to the same geneticists, people in their modern form should have appeared on Earth at least 200 thousand years ago - this is a period five times longer than (so it is commonly believed) the human race exists. However, there is reason to believe that our forgotten history is much older.
In addition to the genetic traits that distinguish humans from monkeys, there are fundamental physiological differences. If a person is considered a primate, then it can be seen that he (the only one) has legs longer than arms. For this we pay back pains and shifts in the spine.
Man - the only one among primates - has subcutaneous fat and sparse hairline on the surface of the body, although he is not the only one floating in the water. True, among the hominids only he swims. But he is the only one who is characterized by bradycardia, that is, an automatic slowing of the heartbeat in water.
It is also the only primate with such a large brain to have canines as long as the rest of the teeth. He is able to consciously control his breathing and thus modulate the sounds of speech. Attempts by enthusiasts to teach monkeys to speak have failed for one main reason: they are not able to control breathing.
Humans do not have seasonal mating like other primates. In addition, a person has an elongated genitals and protruding breasts. According to the version put forward in 1960 by scientists, the construction of human genitals can be explained by the fact that our distant ancestors, like seals, led a semi-aquatic lifestyle. In this case, the elongated genitals prevented water and dirt from entering the uterus. In monkeys, they are of a different design. Face-to-face intercourse is also characteristic of aquatic animals.
The authors of the hypothesis about the origin of man from the aquatic environment somehow do not take into account that in nature there are no varieties of monkeys leading a predominantly aquatic lifestyle. As for rats, there are such species. But since the hypothesis was created in the early 1960s, its authors, quite in the spirit of the time, argued that humanity descended from just such a variety of primates.
At the same time, they again remembered the old theory, according to which it was the habits associated with the aquatic lifestyle that led to the separation of hominids from pongids. Currently, there are no traces of human beings who lived in and near water. It is only assumed that they were similar to their relatives, the Ramapithecus, whose fossils are known in paleontology. Nevertheless, some traces of that time have survived in the myths of different peoples.