humans are descendants of apes,so how come apes are still living?

Answer 1

According to current theories of macroevolution, humans did not descend from apes, monkeys, or any other species currently in existence. A large amount of research (genetic comparisons, fossil record, comparative taxonomy, etc.) suggests that humans and modern apes had ancestors in common.

Of course, we would probably consider those common ancestors to be more like apes than humans. (Perhaps apes would consider them to be more like us?) This is not unexpected. Different members of a species can and do differentiate along different paths. Some paths are pretty straight: they don't change much over time. Some paths wind all over the place. The paths that survive are those that are best adapted to survive in their particular environment. Humans are so successful as a species because we've developed the capacity to adapt to almost any environment on Earth. That's evolution!

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Answer 2

Quoting from Answers In Genesis, a Young Earth Creationist group...
"the main point against this statement is that many evolutionists believe that a small group of creatures split off from the main group and became reproductively isolated from the main large population, and that most change happened in the small group which can lead to allopatric speciation (a geographically isolated population forming a new species). So there's nothing in evolutionary theory that requires the main group to become extinct.

It’s important to note that allopatric speciation is not the sole property of evolutionists—creationists believe that most human variation occurred after small groups became isolated (but not speciated) at Babel, while Adam and Eve probably had mid-brown skin color. The quoted erroneous statement is analogous to saying ‘If all people groups came from Adam and Eve, then why are mid-brown people still alive today?’"

The question can also be asked as, "If many Americans and Australians are descended from Europeans, why are there still Europeans around?"

Even some creationists recognize that this question is invalid, but others still continue to use it to attack evolution. These creationists seem to conveniently forget that criticisms of evolution, even when the criticism is valid (which in this case, it is not), does not constitute proof that we were created from scratch via magic.

Further, populations do not have to be geographically isolated (allopatric speciation) to evolve. Speciation can occur without the geographical separation (sympatric speciation). In either case, the speciation is usually gradual, not immediate.

Species that are asexual or hermaphroditic can evolve very rapidly because they do not need to find mates.

But even if we did evolve from apes, which is not even what evolutionary scientists believe (They think we split off from a common ancestor millions of years ago), would it make us any less human? Any less saved? Any less loved by God? Obviously, we are not who our relatives are, and if we have distant relatives who are criminals, that doesn't mean we will become the same.

Ultimately, the criticism that we descended from monkeys is a fallacy (Wishful Thinking). What we want to be true doesn't make it true.

BTW, Darwin didn't recant ANYTHING on his deathbed. The first link below verifies that.

Answer 3

It is not that one race totally get wiped when their descendants comes in to the world. So let Apes live as also us.

Answer 4

HUMANS ARE NOT "DESCENDED" FROM APES! HUMANS ARE A KIND OF APE!!!!

The Great Apes & Humans SHARE a common ancestor. That common ancestor is no longer extant.

Is it just me, or are the fundementalists beginning to succeed in their effort to destroy common sense?

Answer 5

Our ancestors were one of the ape's species once upon a time.
Today that particular species are humans and other species of apes are unable to evolve like humans and they remain as apes. That is why today we find so many different species in apes.
May be our mother nature liked us and helped us to evolve.

Answer 6

You know, Darwin, before he died, he said he's taking back what he just said about the ape thingy. Nobody can unravel the mystery of our origin but God. Yeah, it doesn't sound logical and scientific, but really, nobody knows.

Answer 7

Because we didn't evolve from apes, God created us!!

Answer 8

If Christians came from Jews, why are there still Jews?

Answer 9

I myself like to keep science and religion seperate. i believe in god, and in the theory of evolution.