The APRANET evolved into the internet, and I do not see any significant point that divides the two technologies–i.e. it did not “become the internet” at some special point, but rather it happened through the incorporation of various technologies and standardizations such as FTP and email, and, which happened mostly during the 70’s.

Dude, you’re hopeless. I just showed you the letter from THE GUYS THAT INVENTED THE INTERNET where they write that no other public figure was as instrumental in the internet’s development as Al Gore, yet you still cling to your little fantasy that Gore is a liar and was trying to take credit for their work. And I hate to disappoint you, but the original ARPANET and our modern internet are fundamentally different at their core. The fact that you mention FTP and email show how clueless you are here, those are APPLICATIONS, not networking protocols. And note how you completely disregard the statement from THE GUYS THAT INVENTED THE INTERNET regarding the date of its deployment in 1983, when NCP was completely removed and replaced by TCP/IP on the ARPANET. Without TCP/IP, it’s not the internet. Of course if you knew what IP stood for, you might understand that.

Could Gore have said it better? Sure. But do you hold George Bush to the same high standard when he makes verbal slip-ups? Somehow I doubt it.