Evolution?

[Nebulous]

Do you believe that we came from monkeys? Why or why not?

 

[Smiley]

I just came from work. I suppose some of my coworkers could be described as monkeys due to their immature behavior and a habit of eating bananas when they get hungry. Does that count as coming from monkeys?

 

[MrDawn]

Do you believe that we came from monkeys? Why or why not?

The thing with evolution is that it's not a religion. There's objective evidence backing the assertion so we can't easily dismiss it. You don't have to take it on "faith" like you would a superstitious religion. There's existing empirical evidence such as fossil remains and tons of physical evidence supporting it's Burden of Proof. Not only was it an ape, it was also HUMAN. They have undeniable anthropological and paleontological evidence supporting that we came from a long line of hominin ancestors such as the Australopithecus, Homo Erectus, The Neanderthals, so on and so forth. Like the Tasmanian Tiger and other extinct species; we have the remains, fossil records, and artifacts they left behind.

 

[Smiley]

Way to science the fun out of it.

 

[Nebulous]

I do believe in evolution but I also have to wonder.... why are there still monkeys and apes if we evolved from them? Why didn't they evolve too?

 

[Smiley]

Probably because they're smart enough to know life is much simpler when you can spend all day monkeying around instead of pretending there's more to life than eat, sleep and die.

 

[Nebulous]

Probably because they're smart enough to know life is much simpler when you can spend all day monkeying around instead of pretending there's more to life than eat, sleep and die.

You're saying they made a conscious decision not to evolve?

 

[Smiley]

I don't know. Could be. Either that, or the nature realized evolving them into humans would be a mistake, so it left them be.

Why do you think the climate change is happening? This planet is doing what every living organism does to fight off an infection, to rid itself of a disease - raising temperature. Only in this case, we, the humans, are the infection destroying the planet.

 

[MrDawn]

I do believe in evolution but I also have to wonder.... why are there still monkeys and apes if we evolved from them? Why didn't they evolve too?

I don't believe in evolution. I understand why Evolution exists. Because we share a common ancestor which I posted in the above post. Unlike superstitious religion, Science doesn't yet have an answer for everything. That doesn't mean it never will.

Humans and monkeys are both primates. But humans are not descended from monkeys or any other primate living today. We do share a common ape ancestor with chimpanzees. It lived between 8 and 6 million years ago. But humans and chimpanzees evolved differently from that same ancestor. All apes and monkeys share a more distant relative, which lived about 25 million years ago.

Frequently Asked Questions

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[Merciless]

I am unsure on this topic as my mind works overtime way to much.

Do I 100% believe in evolution? No

But then again I can't believe some magic guy in the sky put us here. Hope this doesn't offend anyone, just my opinion.

 

[Smiley]

 

[Nebulous]

That is awesome!

 

[Merciless]

That is awesome!

It is, also very accurate

 

[Tuesday]

I do believe in evolution but I also have to wonder.... why are there still monkeys and apes if we evolved from them? Why didn't they evolve too?

Simple answer is because humans are not descendants of them at all...

 

[Tuesday]

I don't believe in evolution. I understand why Evolution exists. Because we share a common ancestor which I posted in the above post. Unlike superstitious religion, Science doesn't yet have an answer for everything. That doesn't mean it never will.

Frequently Asked Questions

humanorigins.si.edu

As you understand it has the theory of evolution ever been observed in controlled experiments etc...?

 

[PGen98]

Simple answer is because humans are not descendants of them at all...

Not modern apes, no, but we share common ancestry, that's irrefutable.

 

[Tuesday]

Not modern apes, no, but we share common ancestry, that's irrefutable.

Irrefutable...? How is it irrefutable when the theory of evolution doesn't explain how we all evolved all at the same time worldwide without leaving any trace of how this evolutionary leap occurred so efficiently that nobody noticed this change to everyone at the same time?

 

[PGen98]

Irrefutable...? How is it irrefutable when the theory of evolution doesn't explain how we all evolved all at the same time worldwide without leaving any trace of how this evolutionary leap occurred so efficiently that nobody noticed this change to everyone at the same time?

Evolution isn't a snap of the fingers and it's done, it's a process that takes generations, lots of them. We evolved over a very long period of time.

 

[Tuesday]

Evolution isn't a snap of the fingers and it's done, it's a process that takes generations, lots of them. We evolved over a very long period of time.

Ok I understand the concept but still it hasn't been proven like the Law of Gravity or that the earth is round etc...what I'm trying to point out is there is too much unexplained like if it didn't happen with a snap of the finger why aren't there any Neanderthals left at all while there are less evolved animals around like monkeys ect...there's too many missing links in the Theory of Evolution...

 

[PGen98]

Ok I understand the concept but still it hasn't been proven like the Law of Gravity or that the earth is round etc...what I'm trying to point out is there is too much unexplained like if it didn't happen with a snap of the finger why aren't there any Neanderthals left at all while there are less evolved animals around like monkeys ect...there's too many missing links in the Theory of Evolution...

Who says Neaderthal DNA isn't still mixed in with human DNA? 1-4 % of the human genome is believed to derive from Neanderthal DNA for those who do not come from direct African descent.