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The question is:
If man did come from apes, then who were the apes parents. were they human or animal. And if they are kin to man, then why does man have to teach them?
And if we all came from one micro-organisim. where did the rest of the living creatures come from?
Did life all start by this one micro-organisim?
If man did come from apes, where did the apes come from, and how did they come to be, living aniamals, and where do the humans fit in.
And why didn't the rest of them evolve, into the human species?

2007-05-10 11:26:24 · 32 answers · asked by jc7 6 in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

Your right i didn't want a seriousanswer, because evolution, could not explain how the trees,bees,ants,worms,birds,flowers, moutains,water,air,clouds,spiders,mice,racoons,beavers,deer,elephants,lions, tigers, etc. came from.

2007-05-10 11:59:02 · update #1

32 answers

The current theory is all life on Earth is related, like a family tree. The first life was most likely a simple enzyme (but this is the study of abiogenesis more than evolution).

2007-05-10 11:29:32 · answer #1 · answered by Eleventy 6 · 4 1

You are asking some questions that, in order to provide a complete reply, would take pages of answers. So I shall attempt to answer them in brief - if you decide you want further information, and then you can check the links below.

1. Evolution is not a belief, it is a theory. There is good scientific evidence, experiments, and observations that support this theory. Why is it not a law? In order to become a law, a theory must be completely true, all of the time. How hard is this? Newton's observations concerning gravity, which for centuries were considered a scientific law, have recently been downgraded to a theory as string theory and quantum mechanics make a part of that theory incorrect. So even if something is a law, it can always be downgraded to a theory if new evidence comes to light.

2. Parents of apes - There were no parents of apes - they evolved over millions of years from previous species. So, it's not like the chicken and the egg theory (actually, the egg came first technically, as the new mutation would have happened in the egg, not in the chicken), it’s actually much more gradual than that.

3. Why man has to teach apes - Man has to teach apes because they do not have the same intelligence that man does, again, through evolution. Man and ape are several eons apart in development - it’s not like tomorrow all the apes could become men - evolution doesn't work that way.

4. Coming from one micro-organism - All the creatures would have come from that one micro-organism.

5. Did all life start by this one micro-organism - Yes, it did.

6. If man came from apes - apes came from other less developed mammals, which you can trace on down through archeology and paleontology until you get back to the single micro-organism.

7. Why didn't they develop - Evolution is a complex thing. Not all will reach the top of the ladder (not to suggest humanity is the top of the ladder - we will continue to experience developments that will continue to improve this species). They will continue to evolve, and may eventually develop into sentient creatures.

2007-05-10 11:44:09 · answer #2 · answered by Big Super 6 · 2 0

Actually, humans ARE apes. See the biological categorization.

The parents would have been a progression of apes with certain human characteristics until they became one of the earlier forms of man.

What do we have to teach other apes? What do WE know about living their lives? Could you live the life of a chimpanzee? Or would one have to show you the ropes?

There had to have been one micro-organism that came along first, but whatever process spawned that one, may have also spawned others by the same means. The rest of the living creatures came from BILLIONS of years of tiny changes in succeeding organisms.

The apes came from lesser apes and they from other mammals and they probably from some kind of reptile and they from sea creatures and they from lesser sea creatures... I simplify, but you get the idea.

There are many forms of life that can survive on this planet. Different life forms evolved from different changes and to suit different environments. It isn't necessary to be as advanced as humans to survive, so less advanced creatures are still around. Evolution is not a perfect process.

2007-05-10 11:37:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2 0

Branching. Just as a family tree branches, all life on earth came from a single precursor (I won't say microorganism since I don't know its size). That first life reproduced and some of the offspring were different. Those that survived had offspring that were different. This process continued. New characteristics were acquired. Cells formed into colonies, then some cells began serving different functions, creating true organisms.

The process continued. One arboreal creature produced several lines. One became the monkeys. Another, which was best characterized by its fairly mobile shoulder girdle, became the first apes. From this early ape, one line of its descendants would become the modern "lesser" apes, and another line, the great apes. Most lines have died out.

Humans are not descended from modern apes; they are our cousins, just as your cousins are not your grandfather, only on a grander scale.

2007-05-10 11:45:53 · answer #4 · answered by novangelis 7 · 1 0

Consider buying a book on evolution because it's clear that you have no real understanding and this is too short a forum. But humans did not evolve from apes. The theory is that apes and humans evolved from a common ancestor. And yes, all life on earth has theoretically evolved from the same single celled organism. They didn't all evolve into humans because every creature evolves to fit its own ecological niche. The large brain of a human is only one strategy for survival of a species.

2007-05-10 11:32:11 · answer #5 · answered by Sharon M 6 · 3 0

Evolution is a process of trial an error. Different segments of an animal population evolve in different ways. For example, humans didn't evolve from apes, apes and hominids both evolved from a common ancestor and took different paths. And yes, all life probably came from one type of micro organism and that came from a self replicating molecule that got cooked up in the organic soup and radiation rich environment that was early Earth. BTW, they havedone experiments to replicate this process.

2007-05-10 11:36:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2 0

In order of inane questions asked:

- we are of the great ape line. we share an earlier common ancestor with chimps, bonobos et al, a hominid.
- humans are also animals
- man does not have to teach apes anything because apes are well-suited for survival in their environment
- every single living thing on this planet shares a single universal common ancestor. The 'earliest survivor' if you will.
- well, it was the one that was good at surviving and passing on those skills
- you asked that already. What did you do in biology class?
- not all evolutionary paths lead to humanity, or self-awareness, or intelligence. Evolution optimises each species for its (changing) environment, to put it simply. You are no more or less evolved.

2007-05-10 11:41:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4 0

the answer is that every species fills a niche in the world. That's why you see cool adaptations like the woodpecker's beak. In the end all species on this earth are related, probably in enzyme form originally like one of the other answerers (i made up a word) said. And don't think of this so absolutely. All monkeys didn't wake up one day with a handy thumb. One got one, and since that monkey was able to reproduce and live better, that trait was passed on, until everybody's got a thumb. Remember that this takes millions/billions of years.

2007-05-10 11:33:30 · answer #8 · answered by marsdenowen 2 · 2 0

First off, not everything is answered. But, I think a concept that would help your understanding is a theory within evolutionary theory called Punctuated Equilibrium. It addresses how populations evolve and what rates they occur at. It's a very interesting idea. Most people unfamiliar with evolution think of gradualism as the only mechanism proposed for evolutionary theory.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punctuated_equilibrium

2007-05-10 11:32:59 · answer #9 · answered by The Bog Nug 5 · 1 0

Actually, evolution does explain this. I highly recommend you read up a little on evolution if you're actually interested in how it works. If this question is really just to argue with people for the sake of arguing, next time you start a question with "A thought has come to me," add the disclaimer, "just not a very good one."

2007-05-10 14:17:48 · answer #10 · answered by Elf 2 · 0 0

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