Although about 99.5% of the evolutionary history of chimpanzees and humans are common, most thinkers see chimpanzees as monsters that have nothing to do with humans, and see themselves as the masters of all things. Not so. There is no objective basis for believing that one species is nobler than another. Whether it is chimpanzees and humans, or lizards and fungi, they have evolved through a process called natural selection that lasts 3 billion years. The text is intended to clarify:. ['Most thinkers do not understand the ideas of evolution.', 'True thinkers should treat all species equally.', 'All species are in fact the result of natural selection.', 'The evolutionary history of chimpanzees and humans is very similar.']