2006-10-03 07:16:12 · 8 answers · asked by trinity 360 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
because back then there were certain chemicals in the air and now there are not as many chemicals so instead of changung into humans, they just die.
2006-10-03 07:45:22 · answer #1 · answered by quinn 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The same way that protestants evolved from catholics but there are still catholics.
A 'schism' in the original population produced by geological shifts that caused environmental changes that isolated one population from the others and forced them to adapt to a new environment or die. The others remained apes, the small trapped population turned into hominids, that is the ancestors of humans and at least a half dozen dead end variations that went extinct.
But you didn't really want an answer did you? It's not a clever or insightful question because you can't or won't comprehend the answer. It doesn't reveal some obvious flaw in evolutionary theory. However, it does speak volumes about your 'intelligence'.
2006-10-03 08:33:03 · answer #2 · answered by corvis_9 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The history of life on Earth is a branching bush, not a straight line. Populations get separated and evolve in to different species, like dogs and wolves are starting to.
Chimpanzees are our 'cousins', we had a common ancestor about 5 million years ago. For other apes you have to go further back until we had a common ancestor.
2006-10-03 07:32:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
We evolved from an isolated population of apes. Another, different population of apes evolved into chimpanzees.
If Christians evolved from Jews, why are there still Jews? Same principle.
2006-10-03 07:37:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Man did not evolve from apes. They had a common ancestor.
I am puzzled by this question. Nobody believes "man evolved from apes." Somebody made that up to discredit the theory of evolution.
2006-10-03 07:25:21 · answer #5 · answered by lottyjoy 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If it was apes we evolved from, I'm assuming you just mean some form of primate..
It was a case of natural selection, but apes could survive anyway, so those that didn't evolve didn't neccessarily die out, there was no immediate evolve or die threat. Humans were just a better race.
2006-10-03 07:24:46 · answer #6 · answered by Azkath 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
thers have said, Christeen, Darwin's "Theory of Evolution" proves that present day apes and men both evolved from a common ancestor, not from each other, so your question makes no sense.
Your position is rather like believing that if there are still wolves today, then dalmations and pit bulls must not exist!
2006-10-03 09:23:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wow, this is only the 9,547th time I have seen this question.
Man and apes evolved from a common ancestor. plain and simple. remember it, tell all your christian friends.
2006-10-03 07:33:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋