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What Happened Before History? Human Origins

Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell | September 17, 2025



Humans. We have been around for a while now. When we think about our past we think about ancient civilizations, the pyramids, stuff like that. But this is only a tiny, tiny part of our history.

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What Happened Before History? Human Origins

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  1. @kurzgesagt

    September 17, 2025 at 6:11 am

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  5. @NinjaguyCollin

    September 17, 2025 at 6:11 am

    Human origins are pretty simple we were created on the 6th day of creation after God created the birds and the fish the sun moon and stars the land and plants and the light and sky also Here’s the gospel for anybody who needs it Jesus Christ died on the cross for
    our sins so that we could be forgiven of them and whoever’s shall believe in him as their Lord and Savior the Son of God and God himself and puts their faith in him and trust him even when it doesn’t make sense and repent and turn away from their sins (this does not mean that you will never sin again it means that you will sin less and make an effort not to sin) they will not perish but have everlasting life in Heaven where He will wipe away every tear and we will be reunited with loved ones and their will only be good things such as love joy peace and happiness and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ who is all of those things

  16. @MaliceMister

    September 17, 2025 at 6:11 am

    Cooking the food did not make it more nutritious. It made it softer and less hard to chew. So the jaw was able to evolve smaller, which allowed for a larger brain cavity.

  21. @abdouabdou5542

    September 17, 2025 at 6:11 am

    خلق الله آدم وعلمه كل مايحتاجه للعيش وهذا مذكور في القرآن الكريم " علمه الأسماء كلها" لذا عرف الانسان النار منذ نزول آدم إلى الارض مع أمنا حواء. استغرب في قولكم ان أصل الانسان قرد ؟؟ كيف ذلك هل لازلتم تؤمنون بنظريو داروين الجاهل

  25. @Begzod-c7f8m

    September 17, 2025 at 6:11 am

    Вот видео с YouTube:
    Это короткое анимационное видео от канала Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell, которое рассказывает об истоках людей и истории нашего вида — вплоть до появления цивилизации. Вот его основные тезисы:

    Жизнь людей на нашей планете ощущается привычной, но она таковой была лишь очень недавно. На протяжении более 99,99 % истории жизни людей всё было совершенно иначе.

    История начинается около 6 млн лет назад, когда род гомининов отделился от общего с обезьянами прародителя, а первые представители рода Homo появились примерно 2,8 млн лет назад.

    Homo sapiens sapiens возникли около 200 000 лет назад, сосуществуя с другими видами людей — такими, как неандертальцы и Homo erectus, которые существовали намного дольше.

    Огромные эволюционные изменения начались с овладением огнём и появлением речи, что позволило развивать сотрудничество, культуру и память.

    Около 12 000 лет назад началось сельское хозяйство — это трансформировало человеческие общества, позволив им специализироваться, строить города и развивать цивилизации.

    За последнюю часть истории — появление науки, индустриальную революцию, компьютеры и интернет — человечество прошло путь, сравнимый с несколькими десятками тысяч поколений, но всё это — лишь крошечная доля всей истории.

    Если хочешь рассказать примерно за 2–2,5 минуты, можешь начать с загадочной мысли: "Кажется, мы всегда жили так, как сейчас… — но это не так" («It feels like this is just how humans exist and always existed — but it’s not»). Потом коротко о разделе с появлением рода Homo, огнём, речью и сотрудничеством. И завершить резким переходом к сельскому хозяйству и современности: «И всё это — лишь последние доли процента в истории нашей планеты».
    Как считаешь, стоит ли чуть дополнять примерами или фактами иллюстративно?

  30. @Invadershock761

    September 17, 2025 at 6:11 am

    I go camping alot and backpacking and sometimes roughing it and one thing I absolutely love about it is it taps into our natural human instincts one thing that most modern humans block out cause of our modern life style but when you're out deep in the woods all your senses are heightened especially if theres danger around idk how to explain it but your mind you ears you overall sences just know and you'll become heighten aware of your surroundings your mind just snaps into it. Ive leanred over time to also trust those gut feeling you get if you feel if somthing is wrong or off that's your natural instincts kicking in to let you know there is danger around.

  36. @ExplorationWorldLife

    September 17, 2025 at 6:11 am

    This issue challenges many religious beliefs. There has always been an unequal battle between humans and other living beings. When we look at the issue of justice, the only thing we can accept is that we were accidentally created in a world whose creation required the elimination of many imperfections.

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