Often times the topic of Evolution vs Creationism is brought up in the Religion section. Sometimes people ask the question if man evolved from apes why are there still apes?
My question here in this question is, do Creationists know the answer that Evolutionists and proponents of Natural Selection have put forward? Is there a scientific objection you have, or is it just a slogan you learned in church - why are there still apes/monkeys.
The idea behind why there are still apes has to do with geographic isolation of species. This is something someone named "Charles Darwin" wrote about in the 1800s. Don't think of Charles Darwin as an evil man he was in fact, a Christian.
The idea is that there were some apes or monkeys who were in one part of the world who evolved into human beings, while there were other monkeys and apes who did not evolve. So it had to do with geography and not every ape evolved.
So, is it fair to say we won't see why are there still apes?
2006-09-05 05:38:57 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I agree with you and the world guy up there. Some primates lived in the jungle and their physical structure etc. evolved to fit their environment. Other apes, ended up in a more plains environment with less forests, etc. and over time evolved to better fit their surroundings, thus becoming more human.
2006-09-05 05:55:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a born again Christian for 30 yrs and have given this matter much thought. I agree with you. Evolution has been scientifically proven. Creationalists are trying to "defend" God and feel that an evolutionist view is "attacking" God and the bible. But I have come to know that evolution fits quite perfectly with Genesis and the creation story. It explains where Cain's wife came from, and who were the other people Cain was afraid were going to kill him after he killed his brother Abel. As the apostle Peter said in his letters, "a day to the Lord is as a thousand years and a thousand years as a day". So who's to say that the days spoken of in creation weren't a thousand years. In Genesis chapter 2, God said these are the "generations" of the heavens and the earth when they were created. What does a generation mean? Creationalists don't need to defend God. What brings him more glory, that he zapped everything in 6 days or that he created generations and cycles by which He brought all things into being. I think the latter. Thanks for asking such a interesting question.
2006-09-05 12:52:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is fair to assert. However, why is there no fossil record of an evolutionary link between apes and man? In my studies I have found that there have been several "missing links" discovered that all panned out to be humans with skeletal disease or a pigs jaw with a human skull or some other false claim.
Also if I recall Mr. Darwin finally concluded that the fossil record could provide no proof of evolution between any species. And near his death had stated he felt certain that evolution between two species was impossible.
Also as creatures evolve their DNA gets more complex, yet there is a frog that has more complex DNA than man. This would insinuate we will perhaps evolve into frogs given the right circumstances or that some men had already evolved into frogs in ages past.
If you ask me the whole evolution thing requires way more faith than I have. It's much easier to believe in a creator. I'll stop believing that when they can scientifically prove evolution.
Until then it is just as religious to believe evolution as it is to believe in Jesus. We just have faith in 2 different systems of belief. Mine has a reward after I die, wheras yours simply has nothing to offer, but a doctrine of animals being 100% subject to nature.
2006-09-05 12:50:26 · answer #3 · answered by El Pistolero Negra 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
1) Evolution of a lower order form of life to a higher order form has *NEVER* been demonstrated or supported by any evidence.
2) Lower orders of life earlier in creation does not lend to evolution, but only progressive creation.
3) Creation does not rule out evolution, but evolution is a theory yet to be proven (so is creationism).
4) The same evidence for evolution could be applied to cars and trucks...Model T in 1920, F150 in 2006...evolution or common creator...mankind? Old bones similar to new bones...could be evolved? Could be same creator, different revision?
5) The only truth on the matter is "We don't know" because there is no evidence that definitively leads to the a conclusion, so either way you go is a step of faith. Therefore, the school of evolution *is* a religion.
The reason there are still apes is so we could see living proof that evolution is not the *answer*.
2006-09-05 13:34:48 · answer #4 · answered by Just David 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Actually apes. monkeys and humans evolved from a common ancestor, generally called primates.
Some of the primates came down from the trees or forests and moved into the savannahs and plains in search of food. As they moved further and further into the open lands they had to adapt for the sake of survival. They are the ancestors of humans while the ones that stayed behind evolved into apes and monkeys.
2006-09-05 12:50:02 · answer #5 · answered by worldneverchanges 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The phrase, "evolved from apes" is the hollywood version of evolution. It's not accurate.
Evolution does not imply that we evolved from apes. We recently evolved from primates-as did apes. It's most plausible that apes evolved from an entirely different animal than humans. Genetically we are more similar to lobster than ape. It's possible that humans and lobsters evolved from the same one-celled organism.
These scientific facts are available for anyone who wants to trace human evolution or ape evolution or dog evolution...
2006-09-05 13:07:27 · answer #6 · answered by limendoz 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apes and Humans have a common ancestor, we didn't "evolve " from apes, we have a common ancestry, we share something like 98% of DNA strands with the common chimp, of course we also share like 96% of DNA strands with the common Pig (Swine). So it is obvious that we evolved from a common ancestor with pigs as well. I believe that God created everything, and he used evolution to do it, Until he got to Adam and Eve, These are the First Semites and were created by Gods Hand in the Garden of Eden, The rest of us poor Gentiles were evolved in to creation.
2006-09-05 12:53:58 · answer #7 · answered by Democestes 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
However we got where we are, multitudinal species abounding, I believe that God did it. Whether is was an acorn that blew into the Big Bang, or evolution or some other theory. It really doesn't matter to me, because he did it. However long it took, whatever weird turns of events brought things about. I wish I could have watched it. But I have to be satisfied with the knowledge that God is the Creator, however, whyever, and/or whenever.
2006-09-05 12:50:57 · answer #8 · answered by AuroraDawn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The man from modern ape saying is just wrong. A common ancestor (mammal) gave many kinds of animal pathways to there current shape. Dogs, bears, raccoons, monkeys, on and on and on. Before mammals were sea life, before that, microbial life, before that no life. It's really quite easy. No seven day god needed here.
2006-09-05 12:58:34 · answer #9 · answered by macearth2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gosh: there are so many species of apes. None of them evolves the same way as the other, according to evolutionists.
What is "unfair" is the word "ape" in itself.
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2006-09-05 13:07:43 · answer #10 · answered by Axel ∇ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋