In the field of human origins, it is well-known that a human DNA sequence is nearly 99% identical to the corresponding part of a chimpanzee’s DNA. From there, it is not uncommon to hear the conclusion that we are ”nothing but” chimpanzees (and fated to be aggressive, or to possess whatever attributes are being imputed to apes these days), or that apes merit human rights.
在人类起源领域，人们都知道人类的DNA序列近99%都与黑猩猩完全相同。从这个角度讲，听到我们与黑猩猩无甚差别（我们天生注定有侵略性、也拥有类人猿的所有特征）、或者猩猩也有人权之类的结论也不足为怪。这里，社会意义与遗传信仰再次融合在一起。