atheists only please?

Question

if there is not god how did we get her . i mean the first human. and don't says by apes. i don' belive apes can creat humans. becaus they are not produceing humans now. if there is u can show me that ape ecause apes can not humans.

sorry for the mispells i did not see them

Answer 1

I'm not an athiest but your question is a nice one, just a little misspelled. They will probably say the big bang or some of that other nonsense!

Answer 2

The answer is rather simple, evolution! Which does not mean that humans come out of apes, rather that humans and apes share a common ancestor. The evolution theory does not ever state that humans come out of apes! Then again who knows what Chimps, Gorillas and Urangutans will look like in 20 million years, or humans for that matter!

The process of evolution takes place on the long run but can also be seen in a short almost comprised version. All humans living now started out as two cells, being the sperm and the egg. These two cells bumped and because they have compatible genetic codes, they quickly evolve from singular cells into a multi-celled organism. The zygote (embryo before it has organs) has much resemblance with that of lesser developed organism like sponges, later on the embryo goes through stages looking much like higher evolved species until it reaches the preprogrammed outcome of its genetic code and has become human. You can also see this process very clearly when you look at frogs, their eggs hatch and they are fish-like, later on they develop into real frogs though before they do they have real gills like fish.

The process of evolution does not rule out God at all. Imagine that evolution is the work of God, with the objective to improve and maybe even perfect the process of creation. The biblical text that God literally created a man and out of his rib a woman makes no sense with the scientific knowledge we have today, it did make sense in times that this knowledge was not available.
In a metaphorical sense however God's presence (for religious people) or the Spark of life (for atheists), could well be the breath that created life and in the long run of life's existence humans. We do still consist of the same minerals for a good deal that we find in clay, not to forget a great deal of water.

Scientifically it is a hard bargain to take the bible literally. Then again there is no reason to discard the metaphorical truth in the many 'holy' scriptures that the different religions have produced. Personally I don't think any of them hold the truth, they merely point to the truth. But that is my interpretation of holy books.

Hope this helps to create less controversy between creationism and evolution.

Answer 3

Of course apes aren't giving birth to human babies. What a silly idea.

However, apes and humans do share a common ancestor that split off into different groups, giving us the different species.

Think of it this way. In the 1600's when the English came to America to settle the New World, they eventually founded the country of America. Now the English still exist in England, and have continued to develop their own culture, just like how America has developed it's unique culture.

So really, modern apes and modern humans both came from one creature. Some of the creatures happened to go to a different environment and adapt and develop (evolve) into their own separate species (humans). Meanwhile, the original creatures evolved too into modern apes. Get what I'm saying?

Of course this analogy isn't totally correct, but it gets the basic principle across.

Btw, try using spell checker sometime, it can make all the difference.

Answer 4

So let me get this straight... You asked, "If there is no god, how did we get here". This tells me that you think there are two choices, 1) We know another way we got here beside God, and 2) We don't know how we got here, and that proves that God exists. There is actually a third option. 3) We don't know all the details of how we got here, but God doesn't exist.

Now, I could go on and on about all the evidence that shows evolution to be true. I can also tell you some of the theories for biogenesis. There is little evidence for biogenesis, because the ample biology in this planet has consumed most of the evidence. I can also show you evidence that points to a big bang happening at the start of the universe, though there is really no evidence of what existed before the big bang, if there was a before.

However, none of that would get you closer or farther from saying whether a god exists or not. It doesn't matter how much evidence I have for how we got to be who we are. Until you have evidence for the existence of your god, I remain unconvinced.

BTW, there is also ample evidence that shows your god to be man-made. That evidence is in old books describing the history of people back then, including your Bible. It is also in studies about human belief that show why people believe stuff that has no real evidence behind it.

Any evidence you have to support the existence of your god has to explain better the evidence for the Big Bang, history of the universe, biogenesis, evolution, genetics, and so on. It also has to be better than evidence that points to gods being man-made.

Answer 5

There are mutations happening every day.
They aren't necessarily noticeable, without detailed examination.
I don't think the theory of humans being derived from apes is actually stating that one day an ape gave birth to a human.
For instance...
Humans’ average height 100 years ago was much smaller than the figure of today’s homosapiens.

How did any species of animal or plant get here otherwise? Take birds for instance, do you think that centuries ago the same types of birds existed? (Eagles, hawks, blue jays, robins, wrens, vultures, sparrows, hummingbirds, ostrich, ducks, swans, geese, woodpeckers, etc.)

Even if there is a "god" that created the Earth and what we presently refer to as nature, there is all kinds of scientific evidence showing that there was an immense transformation of things (living & not), which occurred over many years.

Answer 6

Humans and Apes share the same common ancestor according to the Theory of Evolution. The most plausible and evident answer would be through Evolution.

Why do you think people believe humans come from Apes? That is such a common misconception amongst Theist community.

Answer 7

Aaack!

Try this website: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/evolution/
Or this one: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/library/faq/cat03.html

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.

Does this clear things up a bit for you?

Edit: Sweetie, there's a really cool feature called a spell check. It's not hard to use; just hit the little button on the upper right by the box where you type in your question. I'm pretty good at spelling, and I still use the spell check on all my answers (except for the medical ones-spell check keeps thinking medical terminology is spelled wrong).

Answer 8

this space is too small to explain all of evolution, but there are some good books you can find. To summarize:

Note that no creature creats EXACT duplicates of itself. Apes create apes and humans create humans, but the offspring is always different in small ways. Also, each organism is defined by DNA, the genetic code. Small mutations, or differences, happen from each generation to the next. So over millions of years, these small differences can add up to quite a lot. The main point I'm making is that if you examine the DNA passed on, you are forced to admit that CHANGES are ALWAYS occuring.

Answer 9

Our planet exists in the balance between matter and energy. The balance is such that life becomes possible. Our little orb of water and mud is some 26000 light years from the center of our galaxy, and far enough away from action that, since its formation, our planet has only seen relatively small meteorites and asteroids; nothing too destructive. This would give life sufficient time to mutate into more complex forms. I'm sure a lot of the mutations early on ended in disaster. Those mutations that were benefical to survival get passed on, while those that are detrimental die out. Eventually, a basic brain appears in a new species, which takes some of the randomness out of the equation. With a brain, a creature is able to select a mate based on characteristics they find desireable. When that happens, it would really speed along the evolutionary process. So, in effect, we created ourselves...or more accurately, our ancestors created us, as we create those who come after us with the choices we make in our mates.

Answer 10

1) You are sadly misinformed about evolution. Nobody has ever claimed that apes created humans. What the theory of evolution posits is that humans and apes are descended from a distant common ancestor -- just as you and your cousins are descended from a common ancestor.

2) As for "how we got here": The universe is BIG. It contains billions of galaxies, each containing billions of stars and planets. The universe is also OLD -- billions of years old. In all that space and time, literally anything can happen, including the slow rise of living things.

Answer 11

You don't get it. It isn't like an ape one day just gave birth to a human, evolution is a very slow process that takes millions of years. Study up more before you try and prove anything, and learn how to spell. More importantly, since you are clearly a creationist, let me ask YOU a question: how the hell do you think humans came about? You believe that a magical man in the sky zapped us all down onto Earth to live happily alongside our dinosaur companions? Sweetheart, spend less time in church and more time in school.