An evolutionary vestigial action – or unique human characteristic?
The evolution of kissing has been suggested by researchers to have evolved from sucking parasites off each other. A paper in the Journal of Evolutionary Anthropology has looked at the various theories for the evolution of the human kiss. Is it a left-over of chewing up food and transferring it to another individual without teeth, or as this study suggests, is it a way to clear one’s mouth of debris and parasites collected after grooming one another? - A practice that’s apparently observed in chimpanzees.
Researchers in this attempt at serious scientific research, conclude kissing is a “vestigial action” - that humans no longer need for
hygienic purposes, but have retained as an evolutionary hangover. The kiss as a sign of affection between people of various relationships - is seen on many occasions throughout the Bible including numerous examples in the first book Genesis. The earliest known evidence of kissing in humans outside of the Bible comes from Mesopotamian art which suggests that it is a very early behaviour of humans.
We suggest that an evolution-based worldview will always struggle to explain actions such as kissing or laughing because they are unique human characteristics reflecting unique inter-personal emotions built into us by our creator. We also recommend that next time you want to be affectionate with your special person that you do NOT suggest you spot a parasite on them that you would like to remove or you might just cop something else in the kisser. Creation Research.
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