As I mentioned earlier, I'll be moderating this thread.
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Homo naledi evidence for human evolution. Evolutionists believe that
Homo naledi is yet more evidence for a rich and detailed human bush of evolution. They aren't able to tell which are direct ancestors and which are cousins, but to evolutionists they are clearly related and represent change over time.
Creationists believe that
Homo naledi is either human or just a species of ape, but not part of any evidence of gradual change over time of species of apes that evolved into the species we see today. Creationists believe that species can experience considerable change and still remain the same species, but that a species cannot become a new species. Therefore the fossil evidence is just a catalog of species that became extinct, with the exception of those that still exist.
Humans are of course a species of ape, but let us not get too picky about terminology. It is usually clear from context when people are using "ape" to refer to all apes including humans, and when to refer to all apes except humans. When it's not clear, just ask.
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