Are monkeys descended from Man, or is Man descended from Monkeys?

Answer 1

As the theory goes, perhaps we are descended from zooplankton. Have you ever read "On the Origin of Species"?

The basics are:

Darwin's Theory of Evolution - The Premise
Darwin's Theory of Evolution is the widely held notion that all life is related and has descended from a common ancestor: the birds and the bananas, the fishes and the flowers -- all related. Darwin's general theory presumes the development of life from non-life and stresses a purely naturalistic (undirected) "descent with modification". That is, complex creatures evolve from more simplistic ancestors naturally over time. In a nutshell, as random genetic mutations occur within an organism's genetic code, the beneficial mutations are preserved because they aid survival -- a process known as "natural selection." These beneficial mutations are passed on to the next generation. Over time, beneficial mutations accumulate and the result is an entirely different organism (not just a variation of the original, but an entirely different creature).

The theory and it is only a scientific theory is in crisis though as we have discovered much more in the past 50 years which challenges the idea of "natural selection". For example as we discover:(http://www.darwins-theory-of-evolution.com/)

Darwin's Theory of Evolution is a theory in crisis in light of the tremendous advances we've made in molecular biology, biochemistry and genetics over the past fifty years. We now know that there are in fact tens of thousands of irreducibly complex systems on the cellular level. Specified complexity pervades the microscopic biological world. Molecular biologist Michael Denton wrote, "Although the tiniest bacterial cells are incredibly small, weighing less than 10-12 grams, each is in effect a veritable micro-miniaturized factory containing thousands of exquisitely designed pieces of intricate molecular machinery, made up altogether of one hundred thousand million atoms, far more complicated than any machinery built by man and absolutely without parallel in the non-living world." [5]

And we don't need a microscope to observe irreducible complexity. The eye, the ear and the heart are all examples of irreducible complexity, though they were not recognized as such in Darwin's day. Nevertheless, Darwin confessed, "To suppose that the eye with all its inimitable contrivances for adjusting the focus to different distances, for admitting different amounts of light, and for the correction of spherical and chromatic aberration, could have been formed by natural selection, seems, I freely confess, absurd in the highest degree." [6]

And so really we are not so sure about having descended from anythiing. Science is often wrong but it is still very useful. We though the world was flat at one point. We thought the earth was the centre of what we now know to be a heliocentric system. Theories are used un til we find better ones.

Answer 2

Well it take Monkey to get birth to Monkeys just as it Humans to birth Humans. So when a Monkey give birth to another creature then it would be like a Monkey because it will inherit the Monkey traits. So we will call it a Monkey no matter what it looks like and the same for humans.

Answer 3

Neither is true. Both monkeys and man are descended from a common ancestor which is often referred to as the missing link because it's bones (fossil remains) are yet to be found.

Answer 4

Nobody knows, but the theory of evolution purports that mankind and modern monkeys descended from a common ape-like ancestor.

Answer 5

Neither. Again, someone is misrepresenting Darwin's Evolutionary Sciences.

Monkeys and Homo Sapiens are both mammals in the primate sub-family. This means that both have common ancestors, millions of years back along their evolutionary tracts.

The relationship between Monkeys(apes) and Humans is as far apart as that between Hippos and Whales. While both have common ancestory, they have diverged along their own paths.

Answer 6

The answer is neither - however the animal that connects all sapiens together to prove Darwin's theory correct has not yet been found. This "missing link" is the only real piece of documentation that allow's those people want to believe the Judeo-Christian, Muslim, or other creation story of man to be literally acurate.

Answer 7

Neither of both. Monkeys and Man (both primate) descended from an older primate. You can think of it as we are cousins.

Answer 8

If it were true Evolution then monkeys would still be transforming into human beings!

Animals in them self are very intelligent - so that doesn't mean we have evolved from them....

Common Sense - Not scientific - Darwin - etc.

Answer 9

We're both descended from the original primates

Answer 10

god created us all...............................HAHAHAHA LMAO but seriously we are all descended from an ape like creature not monkeys we just have similar dna.monkeys today evolved from another ape as well so i hope this helps man.lol i think u bible thumpers are funny (not talking about asker) inflicting jesus on people and saying that monkeys would still be evolving when you should get your facts straight lol.

Answer 11

neither. we both descended from prehistoric monkeys