The news that there’s only a 0.5 percent difference between us and Neanderthals is irresistible to the Grumpy Vegan. Why is this news? I see Neanderthals like others see dead people.
How does this fit with what we know about the similarities between ourselves and chimpanzees? The National Institutes of Health’s National Humane Genome Research Institute states
chimp and human genomes are very similar and encode very similar proteins. The DNA sequence that can be directly compared between the two genomes is almost 99 percent identical.
Oh how I wished the self-righteous Christians would shut up and keep their faith to themselves. I’m all for what’s truly Christian sentiment (e.g., charity, compassion, humility). But what seems to pass for Christianity nowadays is a self-centered, self-aggrandizement at the expense of everyone else, including animals. Their belief, which licenses their behavior, is the source of much prejudice and suffering in the world.
Aren’t we all Neanderthals and Chimpanzees? Shouldn’t we all be treated with compassion?
