Evolutionists, If we all come from Apes?

Question

Why are there still apes on earth, shouldn't they all have turned into humans?

Love in Jesus' name

MATT D, It is not necessary to call someone ignorant. Which I am sure was racially motivated. I am asking b/c I want to understand not b/c I am mocking anyone.

Answer 1

Persistently using discredited arguments is both ineffectual and, more importantly, immoral—it’s the truth that sets us free (John 8:32), not error, and Christ is “the truth” (John 14:6)! Since there is so much good evidence for creation, there is no need to use any of the “doubtful” arguments.

Why are there still apes on earth, shouldn't they all have turned into humans?

In response to this statement, some evolutionists point out that they don’t believe that we descended from apes, but that apes and humans share a common ancestor. However, the evolutionary paleontologist G.G. Simpson had no time for this “pussyfooting,” as he called it. He said, “In fact, that earlier ancestor would certainly be called an ape or monkey in popular speech by anyone who saw it. Since the terms ape and monkey are defined by popular usage, man’s ancestors were apes or monkeys (or successively both). It is pusillanimous [mean-spirited] if not dishonest for an informed investigator to say otherwise.”

However, the main point against this statement is that many evolutionists believe that a small group of creatures split off from the main group and became reproductively isolated from the main large population, and that most change happened in the small group which can lead to allopatric speciation (a geographically isolated population forming a new species). So there’s nothing in evolutionary theory that requires the main group to become extinct.

It’s important to note that allopatric speciation is not the sole property of evolutionists—creationists believe that most human variation occurred after small groups became isolated (but not speciated) at Babel, while Adam and Eve probably had mid-brown skin color. The quoted erroneous statement is analogous to saying “If all people groups came from Adam and Eve, then why are mid-brown people still alive today?”

So what’s the difference between the creationist explanation of people groups (“races”) and the evolutionist explanation of people origins? Answer: the former involves separation of already-existing information and loss of information through mutations; the latter requires the generation of tens of millions of “letters” of new information.

So, for those who believe in creatioinism, do not use this as an arguement for creation and against evolution.

Answer 2

First things first: The way to understand evolution is to remember that living organisms are in a state of constant change - It's not that evolution *can* occur, but that it *must* occur, simply because there is no mechanism in living organisms to ensure perfect, flawless reproduction for ever.

Now, suppose you could study a population of chimpanzees in the jungle, on a timescale of millions of years. Clearly, each individual only lives a few decades, so the population is constantly being succeeded by individuals which are different from their parents, because reproduction is imperfect - and remember, this is *inevitable*. It can't *not* happen. All the time this population is inter-breeding, the genes are getting mixed together, and only genes which work well with all other chimpanzee genes will tend to get passed down to successive generations (because individuals with genes that don't work well together will tend not to survive and reproduce).

However, suppose that circumstances arise which cause a group to become genetically isolated from other chimpanzees. This could be as a result of an accident of geography (e.g. an impassable river) or breeding preference or simply great distance. There will develop two distinct groups of chimpanzees which can never again exchange genes, because they have become different enough that mating will not produce viable offspring. This is what biologists define as speciation - i.e. the population has forever split into two distinct groups. Biologists have observed many instances of speciation, so there is no doubt that it occurs.

Assuming that both groups continue to survive, it is again *inevitable* that they will diverge genetically - There is no possible way that both groups, isolated and independent from each other, can change in exactly the same ways, and the longer they continue to breed, the more different they will become. Over millions of years, given that the rate of genetic change via mutation tends to remain fairly constant, the two groups will become as distinct as today's chimpanzees and humans are from each other, and from their most recent common ancestor.

That's why other apes aren't going to evolve into humans.

All this is based on what we *know* is true - it's not supposition or guesswork, and remember it's not just possible, it absolutely *has* to happen, because there is no mechanism in biology to make reproduction a 100% perfect, flawless process.

NB: The reason we're classed as apes is that there is no valid way to group all the other apes together that doesn't also apply to humans. In other words, whatever criteria you use to define what is an ape, in order to include chimpanzees, gorillas, orangs and gibbons, humans will also fit those criteria. Indeed, chimpanzees are more closely related to humans than to gorillas, and gorillas are more closely related to humans and chimpanzees than they are to orangs, so any classification that separated humans out from those other apes would not make any sense.

Hope this helps...

Answer 3

For the same reason there are still fish in the oceans.

Evolution is about variation, not replacement. Humans didn't replace apes, they evolved as a version of them. That's why there are gorillas, chimpanzees, monkeys, etc - they are noticeably different species, but share a common "ape" theme and a common ancestor.

By your same logic, why do we have people who are tall or midgets; people who are black, white, asian, hispanic; people with red black brown yellow hair; people with big noses or long ears or trim ankles... shouldn't we all look just like Adam & Eve?
We clearly don't, so you see how variation can occur and multipy over thousands of years since Biblical times... now imagine if it had MILLIONS of years.

Besides, while evolution may contradict the strict interpretation of Creation in the Bible, it certainly allows for the wondrous variety and awesome beauty of what Someone created. Both sides can be right if they are open to possibilites.
Peace out!

Answer 4

Just as there are different species of apes thier is man. He evolved from a primitive form. We have PROOF of this with bones found. We also have PROOF of dinosaurs. But they dont fit neatly into your bible because they were not discovered till far after the book was written and a committee was set up to decide which stories go into the book and which do not. The Bible has been rewritten many times and you will agree that Christians used to KILL people who did not beleive or force scientist to confess that the earth did not revolve around the sun. Clearly it does so they no longer teach this. Just like everything else in your book will be proven wrong and your religon will have to "back off" that subject. Its only a matter of time before religon becomes history itself, instead of denying it.

Answer 5

"If humans evolved from apes then why are there still apes?

Humans did not evolve from present-day apes. Rather, humans and apes share a common ancestor that gave rise to both. This common ancestor, although not identical to modern apes, was almost certainly more apelike than humanlike in appearance and behavior. At some point -- scientists estimate that between 5 and 8 million years ago -- this species diverged into two distinct lineages, one of which were the hominids, or humanlike species, and the other ultimately evolved into the African great ape species living today."

Answer 6

Because we are of a species that evolved into a present day human. Remember, we are made in the image and likeness of God. No one has ever seen God the Father. In the Old Testament He took on the appearance of a pillar of fire when leading Moses and the Jews out of Egypt. Why don't we all look like a pillar of fire? Our souls are the image and likeness of God. No one knows what a soul looks like either. When the certain species in the ape family evolved into what looks like a human today is when God created man and breathe a soul into the body that evolved. That is when God created man. All this foolishness that man created by God looks like man today is not a very intelligent way of thinking when we have a lot of proof that the looks of man has evolved over the millennia. We weren't necessarily monkeys but we do belong to the same family. Love one another in Jesus' name.

Answer 7

Copyright laws.

Sorry. But I wanted to thank the "evolutionists" - apparently I missed this class in Atheist School, because I truly wasn't aware that we didn't come from apes so to speak - that we had a common ancestor instead. I did not know that. And now I do.

Bad atheist, bad!

Answer 8

Please use the search function, and you're question will be answered! If you truly want to seek knowledge, just ask for it-in the form of a search.

Anyway, to answer your question.....Think about it this way, when the settlers from England came to the New World and ended up forming a new Nation called America-and all those English settlers became Americans, then why are there still people in England?

Same basic principle, a group of the originals got separated from the original group, and evolved according to their environment.

Answer 9

Ok, for the LAST TIME FOR THE LOVE OF CHRIST:

Humans and apes diverged from a SHARED ANCESTOR. We did not "come from apes" - we share a common ancestor. this ancestor evolved into apes on one hand and humans on the other hand.

I have to at least commend you for saying APES and not MONKEYS. Just for further clarification, the difference between the two is that apes can brachiate, while monkeys cannot... Brachiation is moving with the arms, hence swinging from trees.... Not unlike our ancestors. Got it?

Answer 10

For thee 100th time. Humans did not come from apes. Humans and apes evolved from a common ancestor. Evolution is not about changing into humans. It is about adaptation and survival of the most adapted species.