2006-10-05 03:05:28 · 26 answers · asked by Kwang V 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
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2006-10-05 03:07:54 · answer #1 · answered by iammissmess 3 · 2⤊ 3⤋
It depends on the exact meaning you put on the word "person".
During the evolution of the human species, over the past few million years, more and more traits of "personhood" developed. You probably would not call the hominids of 4 million years ago "persons" any more than you would call a Chimpanzee a person. But over the many, many thousands of years, individuals would be born who are closer to what you would call a person. If you were somehow watching all this, you might at some point say: "yes, this individual here is the first one to have all the qualities of personhood I require", and that would be your first person.
If your requirements for personhood are fairly strict, for example requiring language, then your first person might have lived as recently as ~200,000 years ago. Even then, you have to ask: how many words do you need to know to have a language? When do meaningful grunts become a language?
2006-10-05 04:33:47 · answer #2 · answered by cosmo 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Perhaps the first person who was aware of not only the world around themselves, but the one within as well. From this point the questions would have begun: why am I here? What is my purpose? Is there something that runs all of this? Infinity........
2006-10-05 04:16:37 · answer #3 · answered by ron k 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Org Mazuga was the first homo erectus to remember he had a name, (Org Mazuga literally means hind quarters that is smart) and he was also the first person to tame fire by keeping the camp fire of his people going for more than 6 weeks. Everyone in his troop of fellow homo erectus kept telling him that he was an Org Mazuga and he finally remembered that phrase as his name. Org went on to become the founder of Caves R Us and had a promising career before him when he was tragically eaten by a cave bear at the age of 23.
2006-10-05 04:32:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Seems rather strange to see so many same answers.. indicating there are few who read their Bible... Adams son went to another land (when he was kicked out of Eden) to get a wife..There was already a civilization there, in the land of Nod.Sort of suggesting some degree of symbolism with the creation of Adam or, as indicated Adam was the beginning of the Jewish (Hebrew) race. Much to consider, isn't there?
2006-10-05 04:27:18 · answer #5 · answered by mrcricket1932 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Some African person (who lived several hundred thousand years ago) but no one today has any idea what his/her name was or even if he/she had a name.
Of course where was the dividing line? According to evolution (assuming you believe in it) how would one distinguish the "last" ape from the "first" man?
2006-10-05 07:53:58 · answer #6 · answered by cchew4 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to the Bible, Adam was the first person.
2006-10-05 04:56:50 · answer #7 · answered by eboss_sweeps 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Every new human is just slightly different than its predicesor and could be considered the world's "first" person.
That's right, I was the first person to walk the earth... and so were you... and so was jesus... and so was the creepy mailman that steals my hustler. DUDE, THAT IS NOT COOL.
2006-10-05 07:45:58 · answer #8 · answered by Brooks B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Adam
2006-10-05 03:12:27 · answer #9 · answered by laguna_beach 3 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Adam
2006-10-05 03:07:29 · answer #10 · answered by sweetiepi 5 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Adam
2006-10-05 03:13:19 · answer #11 · answered by lambert_fan1967 2 · 2⤊ 4⤋