Quote Originally Posted by beachguy in thongs
Basically, you're saying that we're all related because we come from the same single-celled organism that started life upon Earth.

Yes, and that the different kingdoms diverged early on from that single-celled organism, so we definately didnt evolve from, say, plants. Those cells that were able to photosynthesize evolved to become plants and algae, and those that had only mitochondria evolved to become animals.