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2007-05-13 23:32:03 · 2 answers · asked by welsh lizard 2 in Science & Mathematics Biology

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"integrated consciousness," about 50,000 years ago.

Prior to that, between 125,000 and 50,000 years ago, there were anatomically correct humans, who did not think like us. This was a real "cultural revolution." By the way, this occurred before the Australian aborigenes were isolated -- so all people living today are all "modern humans," Homo sapiens sapiens.

2007-05-14 09:11:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

There was no exact point at which we began to think like humans. There isn't even a good definition of what it might mean to think like a human.

The more research done with our closest living relatives (chimpanzees), the less clear the difference becomes. Chimpanzees and other great apes can look in a mirrow and know they are looking at themselves, for instance. So they have a "sense of self" just like people.

2007-05-14 09:41:08 · answer #2 · answered by Joan H 6 · 0 0

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