Do you think you came from monkeys?

Question

If you are from the monkey family...what were before you were a monkey? Why are monkeys still monkeys if we evolve? If there is no evidence and it is still a theory, are you believing you are from monkeys in faith?

Answer 1

Nope. I believe that God created humans at the beginning of the earth. Just like in the Bible

Answer 2

Okay, think of it this way, America was founded as a British colony. So the original population of America came from Britain. Now you're question is like asking "well if the British created a colony that eventually became America, why does Britain still exist?".

As for evidence, the fact that we share like 99% of our DNA with monkeys, and that out traits are very very similar, should be something to consider.

Answer 3

I don't think athiests or Christians believe we came from monkeys. Scientists say that we may have evolved from ape-like ancestors a few million years ago, but they were not monkeys. This is a common mistake people make, probably from watching bad movies like the Planet of The Apes or something. Oh well.

God bless.

Answer 4

I don't believe I came from monkeys anymore than I believe Jesus was a white man. So what's your point? Evolution doesn't exist?

Do you believe the two types of finches and the tortoises with long and short necks were put on the Galapagos for a reason? If you're going to attack evolution (or anything for that matter), then you should at least read up on it before opening your mouth.

Answer 5

No. Ape family actually. Evolution is change over time. This is MILLIONS of years. Life is still evolving right now such as viruses and bacteria mutating so that it can survive our vaccinations etc...we are not giving birth to apes though.

Evolution is not linear, it branches out. The earliest life forms were bacteria and microscopic life (such as the microscopic egg and sperm where you came from).

To say there is no evidence of our evolution is inaccurate and an ill-informed statement. There is overwhelming evidence to prove evolution. The question that remains is where did that initial life form ORIGINATE from. The proof of evolution does not disprove a creator.

Do you believe in the story of Noah's ark? Then you believe that over 2 million species that live now (new ones being discovered today) all came from the ark. The penquins walked off with the polar bears and headed to the poles and the crocs to the swamps etc...

Educate yourself about evolution and science (I know science is tough to read about) so that you can be ready to defend your beliefs before just out right calling us monkeys.

Answer 6

Yes. And I was whatever monkeys evolved from, and whatever that evolved from back to the very first blob of whatever to evolve from was.

Evolution is not like creationism. Evolution takes a LOT of time, and if you don't think it's going on... why not take a look into the evolution of species on the Galapogos Islands? Birds that once could fly that now are losing their feathers and turning into something akin to penguins since the water is where their food comes from. You'd have to be smart to catch that though, and understand it.

Answer 7

I do not believe that we came from apes or monkeys. However, there is nothing to say that Adam and Eve, and other primitive humans didn't SLIGHTLY RESEMBLE apes in their appearance. I believe our appearance has evolved SOME, not much, in order to better fit our current environment. The earliest humans had much different environments, and primitive lifestyles, therefore they had a slightly different appearance in order to survive. They were hairier to combat a colder climate. Now we have heaters and heavy coats.

However, the stooped posture most people claim to be a kind of primitive ape-like human, may very well may be just the result of a life of bad posture, which led to things such as scoliosis, etc.

So, in conclusion, no one will ever really know for sure what exactly Adam and Eve looked like until we go to Heaven and ask God ourselves. God created HUMANS in his image, not apes in his image.

BTW, "in his image" doesn't have to mean his physical image, but his spiritual image. God doesn't have a physical image.

Answer 8

Human Evolution: What is it?
Human evolution is not supported by the fossil evidence. Much of the alleged evidence that filled text books over the last 50 years has now been reclassified or rejected altogether. The missing links are still missing.

Human Evolution: The Legacy of the Fossil Evidence
Human evolution has many issues, including the realities of genetics, biochemistry, design theory, irreducible complexity, DNA structure, and information systems. However, the reality of the human fossil record alone is enough to reject the theory of human evolution all together. Here are just a few of the major problems with the alleged fossil record of the past century:

Ramapithecus was widely recognized as a direct ancestor of humans. It is now established that he was merely an extinct type of orangutan.

Piltdown man was hyped as the missing link in publications for over 40 years. He was a fraud based on a human skull cap and an orangutan's jaw.

Nebraska man was a fraud based on a single tooth of a rare type of pig.

Java man was based on sketchy evidence of a femur, skull cap and three teeth found within a wide area over a one year period. It turns out the bones were found in an area of human remains, and now the femur is considered human and the skull cap from a large ape.

Neandertal man was traditionally depicted as a stooped ape-man. It is now accepted that the alleged posture was due to disease and that Neandertal is just a variation of the human kind.

Human Evolution: The Current Tree
Human evolution has its currently fashionable specimens that lead from small ape-like creatures to Homo sapiens. These are examples of the most recent alleged links:

Australopithecus afarensis, or "Lucy," has been considered a missing link for years. However, studies of the inner ear, skulls and bones have shown that she was merely a pygmy chimpanzee that walked a bit more upright than some other apes. She was not on her way to becoming human.

Homo erectus has been found throughout the world. He is smaller than the average human of today, with a proportionately smaller head and brain cavity. However, the brain size is within the range of people today and studies of the middle ear have shown that he was just like current Homo sapiens. Remains are found throughout the world in the same proximity to remains of ordinary humans, suggesting coexistence. Australopithecus africanus and Peking man were presented as ape-men missing links for years, but are now both considered Homo erectus.
Homo habilis is now generally considered to be comprised of pieces of various other types of creatures, such as Australopithecus and Homo erectus, and is not generally viewed as a valid classification.

Human Evolution: The Most Recent Find
In July 2002, anthropologists announced the discovery of a skull in Chad with "an unusual mixture of primitive and humanlike features." The find was dubbed "Toumai" (the name give to children in Chad born close to the dry season) and was immediately hailed as "the earliest member of the human family found so far." By October 2002, a number of scientists went on record to criticize the premature claim -- declaring that the discovery is merely the fossil of an ape.

Human Evolution: The Theory Has No Support in the Fossil Record

Human evolution is a theory in denial. With all of this fossil evidence (or lack thereof) it becomes increasingly clear to an earnest seeker that human evolution did not happen at all.

Answer 9

No, I don't believe I came from monkeys. But sometimes I wonder about the people who do buy that theory.

Answer 10

Nobody with any knowledge of the debate thinks humans came from monkeys.

Scholars DO claim, however, that monkeys and apes and humans shared a common evolutionary ancestor millions of years ago. It makes you sound ignorant (maybe you are) when you ask such an inane question.

Now HERE'S a question: Is evolution part of God's design for his creation? Chew on that one for a spell.

Answer 11

The Theory of evolution never said we came from monkeys. Or apes for that matter.