If man evolved from monkeys and apes, why are there still monkeys and apes in the world?

Answer 1

This question gets asked so often that some people in Religion & Science have made a drinking game of it; every time someone ***, they take a drink. You may get some answers that say "Swig" or "Gulp" or "Thanks for the excuse to drink". That's what they mean. If you do a search on "still monkies", "still monkeys" and "still apes" you'll get roughly 2 - 3 per day since YA started.

Here is a short answer:

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.) I don't expect you to believe that, but if you try hard enough you can understand it.

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. One night on the "Saturday Night Live" TV show, Gilda Radner 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.

If you are truly curious, ask your minister to give you a short, reasoned explanation of evolution. Tell him you don't want to believe it, of course; you just want to understand it. If he says he can't because it is wrong, he is as ignorant as those monarchists I mentioned above.

Answer 2

You needless to say have not study one e book on evolution through fact in case you have you won't be answering this question. the assumption of evolution is a medical theory. Why do no longer creationists get that throughout the time of their heads. i are not getting it. there is a lot information of evolution available, yet human beings opt to no longer settle for it. Why?!?! that is purely something i do no longer comprehend. have you ever theory-with reference to the actuality that the explanation why a dinosaurs recommendations replaced into lots greater suitable than a human recommendations replaced into through fact dinosaurs have been particularly large animals? How in the international might a dinosaurs recommendations fit in a people head?!?! Please think of. don't be ignorant. the explanation why human brains have developed lots is by way of the fact ALL SPECIES do no longer EVOLVE on an identical value. have you ever taken a glance at a coelacanth? they appear as if historic creatures residing in the incorrect era. Evolution would not anticipate how swiftly a species will evolve. here i'm going to even refer a e book so which you would be able to study to furnish you a head initiate. Please prepare us how and the place to procure the "reality" that a snail from a million million years in the past seems same to a minimum of one in latest time.

Answer 3

Not all breeds of monkey/ apes is the type to evolve. That breed has all evolved.

Answer 4

Christ, not this question again.

*sigh*

Humans and apes came from a common ancestor that died out a loooooong time ago. Humans did not evolve from monkeys.

Answer 5

Evolution theme song.....

I used to be an ameba, living life completely free.

Then I became a fish, swimming in the sea.

Then I was monkey, hanging from a tree,

And now, I'm a doctor with a Ph. D.!

Answer 6

Oh gee, is it that time already!?...well looka there, it's quarter after. I'd love to answer but I gotta run.

Edit: And that is a NICE avatar, even if it's just clipart.

Answer 7

Who knows, and who really cares. Is that you in your avatar? Hard to even remember what you were asking about.

Thank you for making my day.

Answer 8

Haven't you heard? The same unlikely series of events that caused this non-sensical transition got tired of doing it and un-did itself.

Answer 9

I think tina has a wedgy...and that question is so redundant around here....

Answer 10

They were the conservative thinkers who got left behind.