If evolution is true.....?

Question

I already posted this as a response but wanted some feedback......
If evolution is true....why are there still monkey's....shouldnt they be human by now-all would have evolved together right? Were is the transitional fossil evidence by the way....even evolutionists admit this area is severely lacking...Darwin new it too.

Oh, and - EVERYTHING in life is on a downward trend towards destruction (build a house-immediatly begins deterioration process; baby is born-immediatly begins to die-same w/ plants/trees/etc)....if evolution is TRUE-that would be the ONLY process that improves/or gets better over time.....??? Makes no sense....thats why its just a "THEORY" ....right???

creatix....can you elaborate a little for me then? (not being confrontational-trying to be open minded)

FTR : Im a young earth creationist myself-but I only reached that decision after ready multiple books (from opposite "camps").....but I wanted feedback not based on MY beliefs....Im just stumped at how people still claim evolution (even Christians who believe its Theistic in nature).... there is no solid proof -none

Answer 1

I used to think the way you are in this question. First of all, I don't believe we came from monkeys. However, assume we did. That does not mean they would die off. That just means the evolutionary tree made a branch from monkeys to humans. For example, bacteria are evolving to become more resistant to antibiotics. Use ampicillin as an example. Some bacteria will remain resistant while some will not. Those that are not resistant will not die off, unless you put them in some ampicillin media. The same holds true if humans came from monkeys. Some family of these monkeys would remain monkeys while some would evolve to humans. Once again, I don't believe we came from monkeys, but this is how you would argue it from an evolution point of view.

Secondly, the reason why evolution is a theory is not because of the reasoning in your question. There are two different forms of evolution. Microevolution and macroevolution. Microevolution would be natural selection. For example, during spermatogenesis and oogenesis the gene pool from the man and woman is being selected for. We may be homozygous dominant, homozygous, or recessive for some genes. We also have alleles. There will be a unique set of sperm following spermatogenesis. Also, a unique egg following oogenesis. Crossing over during meiosis is another mode of genetic assortment. Thus, upon fertilization the embryo will receive a unique set of genes from the parent's gene pool. This is why we are all unique. This is an example of microevolution. This is a fact.
Macroevolution is a theory. This is basically man coming from an ape-like creature. This one is still in debate, which is why it is a theory.

Answer 2

First of all the "monkey" question has been answered several times a day for months.... But the basics are: we did not evolve from monkeys, we share a common ancestor with the apes which would have shared a common ancestor with the "monkeys". There are a number of transitional fossils that have been found. There was very little proof when Darwin proposed his theory YEARS ago, and while some things rarely change, science has uncovered tremendous amounts of fossils and other evidence.

The Second Law of Thermodynamics does not mean that everything tend to decay; it states that in a closed system with no energy input that things will tend to move to stable structures. This does not contradict evolution or the formation of snowflakes or crystalline structures.

"Theory" in science does not mean unproven; and in this case evolution has an overwhelming amount of evidence supporting it.

Edit:
I'm surprised that you've read a number of books from both camps as your thoughts seem closely aligned to early 60's creationist "pseudo-science". Most, if not all, young earth arguments are based on a very "novice" understanding of various scientific principles. A common one is the Second Law of Thermodynamics one we just covered. Others include arguments that Niagara falls would have eroded away in a million years therefore the world is as old as Niagara Falls; and why didn't man develop agriculture if he's been around for a million or so years. These arguments and others are called "arguing from ignorance" as they sound reasonable but are built on false or nearly false assumptions.


*drink*

Answer 3

The reason there are still apes is because humans and apes have a common ancestor. If you and your cousins are both descended from your great grandfather, then why do your cousins exist?

There is plenty of transitional fossil evidence. Darwin may have expressed doubts at the time, but paleontology and other sciences have progressed a lot in the past 150 years. Even if there had been absolutely no evidence then, there is an overwhelming amount now.

Evolution doesn't make things get better or improve. The organisms that are suited to their environment live to pass on their genes, and the ones that aren't suited don't. Natural selection is blind.

A "theory" means that something has much evidence for it, and none against it yet. When the word "theory" is used in a scientific context, it doesn't have its everyday meaning of a "guess". Quantum theory is also "just" a theory, but it's obviously true or you wouldn't be typing on a computer right now.

Answer 4

I am not a scientist... but from what I heard at school evolution work unevenly: that is, a genetic modification happens by chance in a group of individuals, then they evolve and sometimes differentiate from the original group to the point that they become another species. this is why man evolved from a GROUP of monkeys, while the other ones stayed monkeys... pls they are probably evolving today still.
We have ramapithecus and other fossiles showing a progressive evolution of the "proto-human" species.. a being with 400 cubic cm of brain is not a monkey but not even a homo sapiens sapiens, so what is that? why God created Ramaphitecus, Neanderthalians, Cro-Magnon and other "different" kind of man ( of which we have fossile evidence)??? This just means that you shouldn't take the Bible litterally.

in the second part of your post, you seem to overlap evolution which is biology with the second law of thermodynamics which is physics.. the continual loss of energy due to the second law of thermodynamics has basically nothing to do with the process of adaptation of creatures to the environment they live in.

Finally, evolution as any other scientific hypotesis is a theory, and it is always subject to the facts. But it can be criticised or replaced only when factual evidence is found in favour of other theories and not on faith/bigotry pretences. Religion and science are two different things and - in my opinion- only people with a weak faith can feel their religion jeopardised by science.

Answer 5

There are a pair of theories in the back of this, yet some thing like limitless regression truthfully says "it is so a techniques back we don't comprehend and could no longer comprehend." ideally, we don't comprehend what started out evolution. yet this must be examined greater heavily between micro and macro evolution. Macro evolution continues to be very exceedingly contested, and diverse question its validity interior the sphere of biology. Micro evolution is all approximately adaptaion to stay to tell the story. Necessity is the mum of invention...nonetheless it may look that plenty this is suggested in micro evolution is organic probability, no longer necessity. the two way, survival could be a solid motivator for adapability. this is slightly of twisted logic, components are constrained so a approach or the different a mutation happens which provides one creature a greater area over others (micro evolution)...at last those mutations will grow to be so great that there is an entire new species (macro evolution). yet there seems to desire a using rigidity, considering the fact that rely unearths its lowest solid point of skill, why could it try to compete? what's thechronic? of direction technological expertise Fiction does element out that radiation can mutate lizards into horribly great hearth respiration beasts.

Answer 6

1. We didn't evolve from monkeys, we share a common ancestor.

2. There are lots and lots of transitional fossils. And if you thought we evolved from monkeys, wouldn't that make them a transitional fossil?

3. I don't know what private school you went to, but everything does not move towards destruction.

4. You don't know what a theory is.

I am assuming this question is a joke. There is no way that you could take a science class and know this little...I'm talking about a 6th grade science class.

Answer 7

A key mechanism in evolution is adaptive radiation. A successful species gives rise to many related species which branch out to fill various ecological niches. The common ancestor of all living primates (including humans) lived 50-55 million years ago. Its descendant species occupy a variety of ecological niches. Some are closely competitive (i.e., spider monkeys and woolly monkeys) and others are not closely competitive (spider monkeys and gorillas). The common ancestor of all Hominoidae (humans and other great apes) lived 16-20 million years ago. Its descendants include only 5 species (humans, gorillas, orang-u-tans, bonobos, chimpanzees).

While the order primates have enjoyed some success in adaptive radiation, it is nothing compared to some other orders, such as passerine birds. A couple of thousand of different species have evolved from a common ancestor in about the same time span as primates have diversified.

I hope this answers your question. One might as well ask why are there still robins if we have cardinals.

As for your other points, paleontology has turned up virtually millions of transitional fossils. And the cosmos is filled with examples of creating complex, magnificent structures (both living and non-living) from the simplest of material.

If you wish to know more, rather than reading fallacious creationist websites, enroll in basic science courses in your local university. You will begin by learning the definition of theory as it is used in science.

Answer 8

You don't understand evolution. Evolution is not "going anywhere" It is about change and adaptation. Humans and monkeys evolved from a common ancestor. Some became monkeys because the lived in an environment that favored monkeys. Some became human because they lived in an environment that favored becoming human. Evolution does not favor getting "better" it favors changes that make for better adaptation. It can be argued that mankind is not the epitome of life on earth. After all we are the only species that has the potential for our own destruction. If the human race destroys itself and becomes an evolutionary dead end it could hardly be called an "improvement."

Answer 9

no you fruit cake... ok why is there so many different types of monkeys, huh? because they all evolve differently.. and we came from great apes! we are not any better than them or any other animal for that matter.. do you really think we are that smart? WE destroy everything we touch, like cancer.. we can't survive without help.. we are weak, all we have is our smarts, and we suck at that too. and the whole evolve is a process that improves, you are right on that, 200 yrs ago life expectancy was 34, 100- maybe 60, 50 years ago 80, today people can live to 100 easy, but won't because we smoke and drink and eat fast food, and won't get off our own fat butts to exercise, so we die at 45 with lung cancer and heart decease and failed kidneys and dissolved livers.. the theory is true if you look at the facts in a whole, and not blind yourself with nonsense.

Answer 10

'scuse me while I take a drink *gulp*

1. All primates are related through a common ancestor. What you call monkeys are descended from that ancestor.

2. Evolution doesn't have a goal.

3. There are plenty of transitional fossils, in spite of the fact that conditions to create fossils are extremely rare.

4. The second Law of Themodynamics is misapplied by Creationism. That downward trend is inevitable ina CLOSED system. Evolution took place in an open system, since we get energy from the sun.

5. "Just a theory". You misunderstand the use of the word "theory". A scientific theory is much more than mere speculation (which is how the term is being used).