Not all of us believe that, just some.
2006-07-21 08:38:32
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answer #1
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answered by WC 7
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The reason that many people believe that we came from monkeys is because of Charles Darwin's book The Origin of Species. In the book, Darwin claimed that all of life on earth started as one cell animals and evolved into more and more complex animals until, after millions of years, the living things that we see today came about.
In one part of his book, he mentioned that it's possible that at one time humans were ape-like. He did not say that humans passed through a stage when they were monkeys.
Since everything is still in the process of evolution, we can't possibly predict that a few million years from now monkeys will be human like. Nobody knows, we can look back at the past, but can only guess what's in the future.
2006-07-21 08:53:42
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answer #2
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answered by Anonymous
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Charles Darwin proposed the concept of evolution many years ago and began collecting skeletal remains to support his theory. The primates are most similar to our genetic makeup and skeletal structure of all the animal on earth. His theories were heretical at the time and yet were given credence with little more than comparisons of piles of bones.
His theories became the cornerstone for what is now biology. Darwin’s theories, noted in the Origins of Species, became widely accepted as fact not theory and were / are taught at every major university and college. It may be noted that they are technically still considered theories and are not fact.
Many theorists of the time have somehow infiltrated into the academic world as factual when in truth they all remain theories. This was pre-industrial revolution, mid 1800s, and yet is questioned little as to actuality.
Hopefully academicians will someday realize that neither the Bible nor Darwin is wrong. They are like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, each believing they are the only piece when in fact they are parts of a larger picture or puzzle. It is ludicrous to believe that one man had all the answers, and it's just as ludicrous to think that we have it all figured out.
Man and Monkey had common ancestors, but then so does almost every mammal on the earth. The building blocks of life are basically the same. Why argue about where you came from, when it's more important where you're going, and where you are now.
2006-07-21 09:07:35
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answer #3
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answered by Carlton73 5
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Because we share 90% of our DNA with monkey. Just look at them they have 10 fingers and 10 toes, just like us. It's hard to believe, but even monkey fight to the death, just like some of us. Scientists even think they wage war upon different clans and members.
2006-07-21 11:03:51
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answer #4
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answered by Faust 5
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we didn't came from monkeys
we came from austrolopytecus like monkeys....
I don't believe in god as most of the people of earth
it's time for religious people stop imposing their dogmas to other people....
2006-07-21 09:33:47
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answer #5
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answered by katja 3
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Because rather than being logical we want answers to everything...half human half monkeys is all we need floating around...Ist that some stupid Movie?!
2006-07-21 08:47:08
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answered by Dark Knight 3
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What do you mean "the humans" aren't you human? It's called genetics. Take a look at apes and humans and they are very similar. Not to mention the forensic evidence.
2006-07-21 08:41:37
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answer #7
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answered by pablo h 3
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Because we share 80-99 per cent of our DNA with all other Mammals. specifically mice share 98 percent according to scientists studying genomes.
2006-07-21 09:05:03
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answered by Testika Filch Milquetoast 5
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some of them resemble monkeys
2006-07-21 08:51:20
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answer #9
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answered by Exploradora 4
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Would it make you feel any better if we said apes derived from humans.
2006-07-21 15:55:02
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answered by Nefarious Eyes 2
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Who told you that??? Monkeys??? I thought it was Apes.
2006-07-21 12:44:06
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answered by buccaneersden 5
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