If humans evolved from monkeys/apes, why are they still here?

Answer 1

monkeys still have a way to survive. Have you ever heard of the darwinian theory? basically the smartest/strongests species prevail. Monkeys and apes are still up in that upper portion. and there are many different types of monkey. Who knows, one species might have died off about the time humans came around. long story short, evolution is a long and complicated process and just because in some part of africa some sort of monkey started evolving doesn't mean in america the same type of monkey is going to be doing the same thing. (just an example however it is pretty widely accepted that humans first emerged on africa.)

Answer 2

Oh dear, dear, dear. Just because something evolves from another species does not mean that species has to die off. When a species evolves from another, it has inherited certain chromosomes that have been altered for one reason or another. If, the chromosome that has been altered in a bad way, the altered species will die off. If it is good, it will continue. For example; there are people that are born with webbed hands and feet, which the webbing is removed surgically shortly after birth. This, is referred to as a good altered chromosome. The person can survive with webbed hands and feet. On the other hand, a bad chromosome would be a foal (horse) that inherits these bad chromosomes on the LWS (Lethal White Syndrome) gene, the foal generally lives at MOST 48 hours after birth. What happens with this gene, the chromosomes don't have the proper markings for the intestinal track to properly function. Part of the intestinal track has dead nerves which prevents it from functioning.

Answer 3

Because they evolved from our common ancestor too. We humans got smarter. The great apes, including chimpanzees, got stronger. They are stronger than us humans. (A 180-pound chimp would wipe the floor with a 180-pound human, even a college wrestler.)

Here is a little something extra for you, what the Cajuns call "lagniappe", like the free cookie the baker gives the kids when Mom buys a big birthday cake:

Back in 1776, monarchists (Monarchists are people who want to be ruled by a king or queen, not butterfly fanciers.) argued against democracy as a form of government. They said it was absurd to believe that "All men are created equal" because anyone could see men came in different heights, weights and colors. Case closed.

My point is not about democracy. It is about debate. Before you argue about something, you should understand it. If you don't understand it, you'll look foolish. Gilda Radner, on the original "Saturday Night Live" TV Show, used to make ridiculous arguments. One night she argued vehemently against the "Deaf Penalty", instead of the "Death Penalty". She looked absurd and we all laughed until the beer came out our noses, which was what she wanted. You don't want people to laugh at you.

In a serious debate, you should understand the other side. Note that I didn't say "Believe". Understanding is not the same as believing. If you were to study 20th century European Political history, you would have to understand several forms of government: communism (the USSR), fascism (Germany, Italy), socialism (Lots of countries), socialist democracy, capitalistic democracy and constitutional monarchy. You would not believe in all of them; you COULD not believe in all of them at once. If you tried, your head would explode. You would, however, have to understand their basic concepts.

If you were to study comparative religion, you would have to understand what Jews, Christians, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, Taoists and Confucians believe. You would not have to convert to a new religion every week, but you would have to understand the other ones. You would not get very far in your studies if you dismissed all the other ones as "wrong". They believe their path is the right one just as strongly as you believe your path is the right one.

99% of the biologists alive today believe that species evolve, and that the theory of evolution is the best explanation we have for the diversity of life. Christian biologists, Jewish biologists, Muslim biologists, Hindu biologists, Buddhist biologists; Australian, Bolivian and Chinese biologists; 99% of them believe it is the best explanation. Yes, it is only a theory. Planetary motion - the theory that the earth went around the sun, not vice versa - was only a theory for a long time. Some people still don't believe it.

Your question has been answered, hundreds of times, by people more versed in biology than I. It gets answered ever week here at YA.

If you are truly curious, ask your minister to give you a short, reasoned explanation of evolution. If he says he can't because it is wrong, he is as ignorant as those monarchists I mentioned above.

Answer 4

That is a common misconception.
Humans did not evolve FROM monkeys/apes. Somewhere deep in our evolutional history we had a common ancestor. Humans evolved along one pathway and monkey/apes evolved along another. We each evolved to fit our own niche in the grand scheme.

Answer 5

Simple, primates used to move around. When the earth was open they had free choice of where to live. Each region on the earth has different elements that cause animals to form adaptations. Therefore, the human was evolved from a species of primate that was in a specific region that called for walking upright, having less hair, and growing a bigger brain for communicating and basic survival.

Answer 6

Humans didn't evolve from monkeys. Read the book of Genesis in the Bible, that tells you where humans came from.

Answer 7

i believe that only educated people evolved from apes.us uneducated people who are too dumb to understand all the fancy talk about starting out as an amoeba and ending up a homosapien by the religion called science that requires as much faith as believing a supreme being created us are probably evolved from rocks cause were too damn dumb

Answer 8

Simple. Humans DIDN"T evolve from apes. God made people in his image. He didn't make us like apes. No matter what anybody else says ppl didn't ever evolve from apes. anyway, it just doesn't make sense and it is against my religion (catholic)

Answer 9

As long as an animal can find an ecological niche they'll stay around (if they aren't killed off by outside sources). Just because dogs came from wolves, doesn't mean wolves, dingoes, African Wild dogs, coyotes, etc. will die out.

Answer 10

If Christians came from Jews, why are Jews still here?