Evolution.....who agrees?

Question

Its a fact that a dolphins fin has the same number and structure of bones in it as the human arm.
The human brain works best on a high fish diet.
Dolphins have been proven to be very intelligent, have their own complex language and get on well with humans.
based on the belief that some scientists have, that we evolved from apes, spent a period in the water (perhaps closely related to dolphins) and came back to land as homo sapiens, my theory is that in fact dolphins have evolved from humans, ie, we are their missing link, and the chain would go apes-humans-dolphins. Does anyone agree?

I dont personally believe it, im just saying its a possibility.

Answer 1

So why can't I jump through a hoop and catch a fish in my mouth then?

Having said that there was Flipper.... Hmmm maybe you are on to something after all!

Answer 2

I would not agree. We would have fossils that are human like in transition towards becoming dolphins since these would be much more recent in the evolutionary time. I would also argue that their consciousness and mental ability is much lower than ours. If you look at the evolutionary pattern, we tend to evolve to something more complex instead of backwards. If not, we could expect multi-cell organisms becoming single celled. I would go as far in your theory to thinking that they may be linked to another human-like group such as the neandertals, but even then it is doubtful.

Do you have any links about how scientists believe we went to water then back out?

Answer 3

Not at all,we're way more developed than dolphins
- we have a better structured language
- we know how to build tools and use them according to our needs

I could keep going but I think I've made my point with just these 2.

Answer 4

No. Got that a bit screwed up there. Your 'some scientists' have been locked in a shed for 30 years sniffing paint-stripper.

Steph: Never heard of the Bonobo (Pan paniscus) aka Pygmy Chimpanzee? They're at it all the time, they even put us to shame!

Answer 5

Um no, sorry - there is more to it than comparative anatomy! the line that gave rise to Primates separated from that of cetaceans way back.
Mind you, there is the theory that humanoids went through a semi-aquatic stage in their evolution, and there is some tantalising evidence for this, for example out hair patterns.

Answer 6

We are a genetic experiment. Imagine we are in a 'tank' and outside the tank are giant people wearing white Drs coats. Get the picture?

The whole universe is like the experiment tank and we cannot see the Drs in the white coats who are doing the genetic experiments. That is why all the other planets we see are all empty. Because they have done experiments on them as well.

Answer 7

All aquatic mammals are descended from land mammals... http://www.wiu.edu/users/emp102/DolphinWeb/dolphin_evol.html
Your premise is too simplistic. Yes, some evolutionists think perhaps there was a time that humans were water living mammals, but this is only to explain the sparseness of hair that we have compared to current apes.
So no, I do not agree with you.

Answer 8

I do not agree. I've never heard of the 'humans living in the water' theory, & really find it hard to swallow.
I don't think dolphins & humans are related, in any way.

Answer 9

That's an interesting theory.

Maybe that's how you get "So Long and Thanks for All the Fish" by Douglas Adams.

That theory of evolution would definitely gives Dolphins a Sense of Porpoise :).

Answer 10

If you want a scientific answer, you're asking the wrong question. You are in the realm of guessing, where one person's theory is just as good as another's. No one can observe the stuff you're talking about.