2007-09-16 20:07:50 · 22 answers · asked by lablover2 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Someone had to create the ape, and if apes evolved from man then why don't current apes turn into men? So are you suggesting the ape just happen to form from a mud puddle or fall out of a tree?
2007-09-16 20:16:03 · update #1
... molecules well were did that come from?
The whole point is there has to be a creator.
So if there is no God then you think man just happened to get here by accident?
2007-09-16 20:23:49 · update #2
... molecules well were did that come from?
The whole point is there has to be a creator.
So if there is no God then you think man just happened to get here by accident?
2007-09-16 20:23:51 · update #3
The time line suggests that the 1st signs of life developed over the superheated volcanoes. LONG time after the planet developed.
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2007-09-16 23:07:21 · answer #1 · answered by Rai A 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
There are hundreds of species closely related to apes. Apes would have developed from earlier species, perhaps related to tarsiers, lemurs or marmosets. Apes continue to exist because they have an environment that sustains them quite nicely. No individual animal "turns into another kind of animal. It happens at the species level, between generations.
If a descendant has a genetic mutation that gives it a survival advantage over others of its kind in the environment it finds itself in, that individual will likely have more descendants than the disadvantaged ones. If it is not a significant advantage, the chances will be more even. If the changes are radical enough, speciation occurs. The new animals and the previous ones may thrive best in different environments, or one species may find no suitable environment and die out. That's how evolution works. There is no spontaneous "popping" and new species develop from older species when environmental factors make it necessary.
2007-09-17 03:29:35 · answer #2 · answered by skepsis 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Actually apes evolved for plesiadapiformes, small rodent-like creatures that lived roughly 55 million years ago. The chain of life goes back to bacteria which were the first life on Earth. The origin of life has not been determined, but God has no more evidence than chemistry.
2007-09-17 11:52:56 · answer #3 · answered by novangelis 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
"molecules well were did that come from?
The whole point is there has to be a creator."
Why? Who created the creator? It's entirely possible that at the grand level of universal physics, our traditional ideas like 'time' and 'causality' might not even make sense. It's possible that the superstructure of the universe has more to do with colliding branes than anything else.
But look - adding 'God' to the mix only complicates things in terms of causality. It doesn't simplify them. The creator simply 'always existed?' That itself implies that at some point, causality was broken down, since you assert that there was no causal point at which 'God' moved from a state of not existing to a state of existing. Why would you posit such a thing without evidence?
See what I mean?
2007-09-17 03:32:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Evolution did not begin with an ape, the ape stage is just a small segment of the enduring and continual development process. I don't think you have a good grasp on the theory of evolution.
2007-09-17 03:32:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Many scientists believe in a god and see no conflict between their beliefs and science. Evolution is science, not a matter for belief, and the vast majority of Christians accept the science of evolution. All the evidence points towards evolution, none points towards direct creation.
Science and religion are not incompatible. Science and some fundamentalist religions are.
2007-09-17 03:23:14 · answer #6 · answered by tentofield 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Well, there goes your integrity. See the folks who believe in evolution admit they don't know everything. You on the other hand have a fantasy entity to answer your unanswered questions. At least we are making an effort to get answers, while you sit around and wait for an imaginary grand prize.
2007-09-20 16:44:49 · answer #7 · answered by Just! Some? *Dude* 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first apes evolved from lesser forms, as did we. They aren't evolving into humans, because they are evolving on their own path. I'm not sure why you think apes would evolve into humans. As for "there has to be a creator", who created the creator?
2007-09-17 11:15:00 · answer #8 · answered by Take it from Toby 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Umm ... from the same place we came from. The COMMON ANCESTOR that we share with apes.
Buy a biology textbook.
No one had to create the ape, the common ancestor of primates evolved from lesser life forms. I'm not going to explain the entire cascade of evolution in this tiny little box. Do a little research.
Man did not evolve from apes. The common ancestor evolved into several higher forms of primates (including humans) through a long, gradual process of genetic changes. Take a look at this example -- ever heard of MRSA? Its a Staph infection that has become resistent to common antibiotics through genetic changes. Obviously, MRSA has an advantage over ordinary Staph, yet every Staph bacterium has not evolved into MRSA. "Regular" Staph aureus still exists.
Upon reviewing your details, it appears that your real question is "Where did ANY life come from if not from god?" Truthfully, this subject is too complex to discuss here and do it any justice. This is a good website to view if you really want to start learning about abiogenesis: http://www.talkorigins.com
2007-09-17 03:12:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 2⤋
The apes evolved from monkeys, who evolved from other mammals who evolved from mammal-like reptiles who evolved from early reptiles who evolved from amphibians who evolved from mud-fish.
It keeps going on like that, all the way back to a batch of self-replicating molecules.
2007-09-17 03:15:08 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋