Please don't think Im having a go at you 'cos Im not. However....

Originally Posted by: chucklivesoninmyheartI find,from what science has dug up so far, that there seems no evidence of our 'self aware' primate ancestors...it seem almost as if we kinda just came about no more than 20,000 years ago tops.[/QUOTE]

First check this for a time line:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_evolution

Then, the self-aware primates:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neanderthal
Name: Homo neanderthalensis vs Homo sapien sapien (us)
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The term "Neanderthal Man" was coined in 1863 by Irish anatomist William King. The term Neanderthal is now spelled two ways. The spelling of the German word Thal, meaning "valley", was changed to Tal in the early twentieth century, but the former spelling is retained in English and in scientific names, while the modern spelling is used in German.

For many years, there was a vigorous professional debate about whether Neanderthals should be classified as Homo neanderthalensis or Homo sapiens neanderthalensis, the latter of which places Neanderthals as a subspecies of Homo sapiens. However, recent evidence from mitochondrial DNA studies indicates that Neanderthals were not a subspecies of Homo sapiens.

It is generally accepted that both Neanderthals and Homo sapiens evolved from earlier "archaic" Homo sapiens, but the classification of Neanderthals becomes an issue depending on when in the timeline these modern humans are considered a separate species from these "Archaic" forms. This complication is introduced because the "Archaic" forms are a chronospecies.
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That is a different species from [i]Homo sapien sapien [i] (that is us). Now we can go back further if you like and call Cro-Magnon man to the bench. Or even earlier still and call Australopithecus to the bench. Self-aware but not Human !

Originally Posted by: chucklivesoninmyheart
I am not sure about the true exact details of our creation.I don't consider the book of genesis a credible 'scientific' document so I can only speculate.

The Book of Genisis is not science.

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Also,there is a huge difference between evolution and adaptation
evolution=process of a species becoming another creature over time
Adaptation=process of a species acclimating to conditions and surroundings over time

There also seems no reason why we would have to evolve from a primate ancestory.

What would set such a process in motion?

Well adaptation is part of evolution and not the other way round. The forces that set this in motion are called natural selection and survival of the fittest in conjunction with genetic plasticity.