what do you think of evolution?

Question

Do you believe we really came from Apes or is there something more interesting in our back grounds? what do you believe?

Do you believe we really came from Apes or is there something more interesting in our back grounds? Like out of space, didnt you get the hint like aliens ALIENs!!

Answer 1

Sploozi you rock!
Third Eye Blind did a song about this very idea, called 'Darwin':

The chromosome divides
Multiply and thrive
And the strong survive
And the strong survive
And a spaceman f ** ked an ape
Then cut out on the date
And now it's much too late
The space ship has escaped

We're lacking something, good, something good
Is this all for nothing
Good, something good
Boom tick tick and who skipped the long play
Tick, tick, boom

The chromosome divides
Multiply and thrive
And the strong survive
Yeah the strong survive
And the grandson of an alien
Wears his snake skin boots
Shows his reptile roots
He shows his reptile roots


Well, it's better with music. But anyways, if you read science fiction, Larry Niven based a novel on the idea as well, it's called Protector, I think. Cool book, if you like that kind of stuff.

Answer 2

I hope my answer wont prove to be too technical or too deep for you :~}

Humans developing from Apes is actually a common misconception.

The time of the split between humans and living apes used to be thought to have occurred 15 to 20 million years ago, or even up to 30 or 40 million years ago. Some apes occurring within that time period, such as Ramapithecus, used to be considered as hominids, and possible ancestors of humans. Later fossil finds indicated that Ramapithecus was more closely related to the orang-utan, and new biochemical evidence indicated that the last common ancestor of hominids and apes occurred between 5 and 10 million years ago, and probably in the lower end of that range (Lewin 1987). Ramapithecus therefore is no longer considered a hominid.

Whilst modern Human and Great Apes share a common ancestor, we are of a completely different species.
The ancestor of the Apes took a slightly different evolutionary step to what became us.
Perhaps the genes or DNA precluded the development of sentience or even of bone restructuring which allowed us to begin to walk upright.
The Apes and Monkeys have evolved over a similar period to ourselves but the changes were still animalistic and have been quite slight except for size and the development of the 'family group'. Behavior changed but the physical aspects didn't.

For 'us', the physical shapes as well as the form of our brain drastically altered over the course of a few million years. This is an incredibly fast rate of change which some theorists have concluded, that radiation and 'mutants' may have contributed to the gene pool with viable plasm.
The debate still rages on that score though!

As for the 'theory' of evolution as opposed to 'creationism.
I side with evolution as there is physical evidence including the Carbon Dating of the Earth to around 4-4.5 Billion years old.
Creationism puts it at about 6000 years old.

Whatever makes sense to you is what you should believe.

Answer 3

I think you need to read a book on evolution. It does NOT say we came from apes ! This is a LIE made up by Christians in the 1920's when evolution was first being taught in our schools. Evolution says we had a "common ancestor" with the apes. And the fact that we share over 90+% of DNA with them proves something.

Answer 4

If we came from aliens, then so did apes. The similarities at both a physical and a genetic level are so great that there is no denying that we are very closely related.

(In fact, scientifically speaking we *are* apes, just as much as chimps, gorillas and bonobos are apes. We are just another species of ape.)

Answer 5

First; we are apes. We share a common ancestor with all primates, as we are primates. It does not matter what I believe, as the truth does not need my belief to be true and what is true, will be true whether I believe in it or not. What could possible be more interesting in our backgrounds than this greatest wonder of nature? Evolution by natural selection. There is not one scintilla of evidence for " interesting ".


Go here for the truth.

http://www.talkorigins.org

PS Aliens, smeliens, what difference? There still is not one scintilla of evidence!!

Answer 6

The origins of Homo sapiens are only one small part of Evolution which is the model used by scientists to work out how diseases develop resistance to drugs. It is also used to predict changes in the ecology particularly in regards to key species which has knock on effects for agriculture and the environment as a whole.
No "alternative" has any practical application.

Answer 7

There have been many theories pertaining to this issue. But the most widely accepted theory is of course, Darwin's work.
As you know, humans are classified under the genus homo species sapien; in full we are known as homo sapiens. One of the believed ancestors of humans came from the same genus but were of another species known as homo erectus. The species name, 'Erectus' probably was derived from their ability to stand in an upright posture. However, it was not so for our earlier ancestors whom had no such feature.

So what caused the point of evolution where sub-homos were able to stand upright from not? It was theorised that an earlier homo species lived in a habitat of tall grassland, living primarily on trees. However, food supply grew short and uprooted small groups of these sub-homos. To find a new habitat, these sub-homos must move through these grassland, however, only a few was brave enough to venture out.

And so these pioneers ventured out. But their crouching posture posed a hindrance to navigate and reduce their ability to detect predators. Thus, they began to try standing on their two legs. To some, they were able to stand for a longer time. For some, it was difficult. Using Darwin's Natural Selection, those whom were able to adapt to this new movement stance survived the harsh journey when those who cannot eventually dies off. Those who survived were able to reproduce and pass on their genes to later generations. And in this case, genes (alleles) that gives the ability to stand upright were passed on.

Geographic isolation in this scenario is the factor for the speciation. The grassland became the barrier between the two groups (one that did not move out of the grassland and one that ventured out) and they are then reproductively isolated since they do not come into contact. The isolation lasted so long that eventually, there was speciation due to variation between the two groups. One group had offsprings with crouched posture and the other had upright posture (came to known as Homo Erectus).

Homo Erectus continued to explored the world around them. Eventually, some amongst them outsmarted and survived better than the rest. These fittest eventually became to what we know as ourselves today - the Homo sapiens.

To date, there have been many theories. But this is one which I was subtly convinced by. I hope this have given you a rough idea of our background. But please keep in mind that this is just a theory. :)

Answer 8

dont listen to religious skeptics
evolution has been proved the only thing theoretical about evolution is the process by which is occurs
as far as apes go we are their closest relative in every way
you should feel glad not insulted that we are being related to the smartest and most ingenuitive animal in the kingdom
as far a religion goes if thats the only thing holding you back then you dont know your own religion very well do you
your religion tells you to explore new paths and that following blindly is wrong in fact that is the point of cristianity=no blind faith
dont hold true to the words in the bible or whatever religious book you read, listen to the meaning behind the stories not the words that make them

Answer 9

Humans are apes, we did not evolve from apes.
We share a common ancestor with the other apes, and further back, with the monkeys.

Answer 10

No I believe we came from single celled organisms :) later fish then apes.
On the religeous side of things , no one ever said that Adam and Eve were'nt evolved, possibly speaking, apes.