Instead of speculating based on ignorance - which traps us in a loop of our own ignorance, and of each other's ignorance - let's break out of that loop and chec

Instead of speculating based on ignorance - which traps us in a loop of our own ignorance, and of each other's ignorance - let's break out of that loop and check with someone who has seen the evidence and knows it well: * Fire use: ~1.42 million years ago is estimate, but uncertain * Homo sapiens: Estimates range from 160,000 - 315,000 years ago. * Controlled fire use: ~9,000 years ago; also uncertain https://www.britannica.com/topic/Homo-sapiens https://www.britannica.com/topic/Homo-sapiens https://www.britannica.com/science/fire-combustion https://www.britannica.com/science/fire-combustion Tip: If Britannica gives you a paywall, find the article via a search engine. Or maybe pay them - it's nice to have experts at your fingertips. The Homo Sapiens article is by the Curator of the Department of Anthropology at American Museum of Natural History.