2006-06-11 07:12:56 · 10 answers · asked by molly 2 in Environment
Look Irene i dont even know what a creationist is, i was just askin a question, so if you're tired of seeing these questions, dont answer them
2006-06-14 07:42:25 · update #1
I know!! Cause some of the monkeys were cleverer and started doing other things and they evolved - the thicker monkeys just stayed being monkeys. then the clever monkeys were only attracted to the clever monkeys so even cleverer monkeys were born (same with the thick ones) - not that monkeys are thick - they are cool and i love them! But you know what I mean!
Also it's so Jason doesn't feel so ugly!
2006-06-14 22:11:05 · answer #1 · answered by Saz 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because people did not evolve from monkeys. This is a common misunderstanding of evolution. Monkeys and people evolved from a common ancestor that was neither a monkey nor a person.
2006-06-12 03:54:17 · answer #2 · answered by dmowen03 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To evolve to the present variety of species in the world it took more than FOUR MILLION YEARS. It didn't happen in one day and it cannot.
No one said that today there was a monkey and tomorrow they became humans.
(Of course, some theological theories do say something similar).
Evolution is the measureable change in the heritable traits (of a population over successive generations. Evolution is ultimately the source of the vast diversity of the biological world. It is through inheritance of natural variations that occured that we are what we are today.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution
http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/darwin/evolution/evolve.php
2006-06-11 14:22:38 · answer #3 · answered by katbg 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a very good question!
and if we evolved from monkeys then how come we have a different number of chromosomes to them? but the same as a worm? and to each other? (mutations aside)
2006-06-12 00:48:07 · answer #4 · answered by Aslan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People and monkeys evolved from a "missing link." We don't still have living missing links and that is why they are called missing links.
2006-06-11 14:39:46 · answer #5 · answered by buythenet 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are so many breeds of monkeys, they all don't resemble the original primates either.
2006-06-11 15:18:11 · answer #6 · answered by peppermint_paddy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we and modern apes descended from the same ancestor we went one way and they went another. you may as well ask why there are so many kinds of monkeys!
2006-06-11 14:17:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
divergent evolution is the answer. Some species became us some stayed the same while others became extinct.
2006-06-11 14:59:49 · answer #8 · answered by Biker 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If Christians came from Jews, why are there still Jews?
2006-06-13 02:19:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm tired of this question appearing every day. Creationists and "intelligent designer" believers, please don't ask questions on science category.
2006-06-11 16:05:12 · answer #10 · answered by Oona 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋