Darwin’s Theory of evolution - part of the monkey family?

[keeper]

It is said that we came from Apes. In fact several scientists have supported this fact by discovering the missing link. Do you believe in this? Would you like to be considered as part of the monkey family?

I believe in Evolution as well, there is just way too much evidence for me not to believe it. Yes, we are evolving even now. It's been proven that people in medieval times were considerably smaller than us. Yes, even those medieval people who were lords and ladies and presumably quite well fed, so we can't say that it was due to genetic potential height not being reached. The most interesting question is what are we evolving into?

As for the primordial soup theory. Think about it, you've got all the basic elements needed to start life, all it needed was for ONE piece of DNA to be combined in the right way and you've got the first single-celled organism. Some other theories suggest that the first DNA might have arrived here by asteroid. It's certainly possible, but we don't know for sure whether the first cell was created here or outer space.

I know that there are some 'religious' people who try to deny the scientific facts, my reaction to these people is 'stop making my religion look stupid'. They just don't get the fact that the Bible is not a science text book, nor was it meant to be such. God couldn't tell Abraham or Moses about evolution because the understanding of these things was well beyond what the people of that time could have grasped. They didn't even realize that the Earth was a sphere yet, even something as simple as the rain was a miracle since the water cycle was unknown. The Bible tells us why we were created (to have a relationship with God), Science tells us how God created us (evolution, due to the laws of physics and chemistry).

I've got no problem with having a common ancestor with Monkeys.

[master]

Scientists are doing research for years & finally they show their results to us.So we shouldn't blindly reject their views.During my education,I've read many times that human beings are part of monkey family & have accepted it.

[keeper]

I would never want to be part of the monkey family. I don’t look like a monkey. I’m sure that many won’t like to be called as monkey. I don’t care if those scientists have any proof at all, for me the bible still has the real answer.

[GlobalWarrior]

I believe in Darwin's Theory of Evolution. There is an incredible amount of supporting evidence in the world around us and really I don't find monkeys so repulsive as to be put off the entire theory because we most likely evolved from them.

To see the evolution look at your local zoo or talk to a 3rd grader even they can see the bone change from monkey to human. god was just a fad that helps keeps law and order ,with out it we would have chaos. i do not believe, but i teach my kids his values

[keeper]

I remember when I was still teaching Values Education to my students that we have such a laugh because they don’t want to be called as monkey. Even if this theory has many I don’t think that many will agree to this one.

[skats]

Evolution doesn't say that we are monkeys are even came from monkeys. What it talks about is common ancestry.

People and animals all look the same in certain stages as an embryo. When you take an embryo of a human and different animals there is no way of telling which is the human embryo, a pig embryo, a monkey embryo, a cow embryo or anything else.

And even if humans came from monkeys, the developed split along the way otherwise we wouldn't have humans and monkeys, we would have either monkeys or humans but not both.

[ladyfaith]

Originally Posted by keeper

I would never want to be part of the monkey family. I don’t look like a monkey. I’m sure that many won’t like to be called as monkey. I don’t care if those scientists have any proof at all, for me the bible still has the real answer.

keeper, I believe as you do. I don't for a second believe my ancestors are monkeys! I believe that Adam and Eve were my very first ancestors and science will never convince me otherwise.

[mteager]

I think it is pretty evident that this is correct, we didn't just pop up fully formed and thinking. You can still see plants and animals evolving today. Evolution is real and is pretty hard to deny, but people will try. Good old Mr Darwin.

[Ziveeman]

I do believe that evolution is real, anyone who completely outright denies it is living in their own world. All animals adapt to certain situations. I don't see how that is not believable.

The only part of evolution I have a problem with is how life started in the first place. The Primordial Soup Theory doesn't really convince me.

[Ken]

Evolution is nearly as accepted among scientists as gravity. Much of our knowledge of modern medicine and, especially, human development is based in evolution. America really needs to stop struggling with the past and take a look at the evidence. For example, human DNA almost identically resembles chimp DNA. In fact, DNA sequencing, so far, has overwhelmingly fulfills evolution's predictions.

Also - evolution doesn't say we evolved from primates. It claims that both humans and primates have a common ancestor that existed at some point.

[Ami69]

Darwin's Theory of evolution focuses on similarities rather than differences but one thing you should know is that, there is no other being like the human being. Human beings are unique unlike any other creature.

[daydreamer]

Evolution is a proven phenomena. believe it or not. we are evolving even now. At this very moment. It is a slow process and it takes thousands of years to notice a visible change. Actually saying that we belong to the monkey family is a bit odd cos there were no monkeys then. Its this way- Man and monkey have common ancestors.

[lol]

For those talking about the beginning of life, its easy to merge the two theories together, let me rephrase, the theory and hypothesis together. The theory of evolution is about as set in stone as the earth being circular and revolving around the sun. Abiogenesis though is more of a hypothesis at this point, they know how it happened, rna transforming into dna and then the dna forming a shell so to speak of lipids, making the first "cell". The reason it is more of a hypothesis over a theory, is because a theory strings facts together, and a hypothesis is more lining up facts to eventually be bound together into a theory.

Also it hasn't been mentioned on this thread, for those who deny evolution, look up something on Endogenous Retroviruses, just google it and read. It is possible to prove evolution and common ancestors with this alone. This is the "missing link" thousands and thousands of them in fact.

Evolution is a fact, it happens every day, people are getting taller all the time, germs becoming resistant to antibiotics, new versions of germs, mold and fungi that break down plastic, and nylon. Its all around us, you just need to look!

[rmholla]

It never ceases to amaze me how some people are just all out of whack over the thought that we have a common ancestor with a monkey but they have absolutely no problem with the concept that they came from dirt!

[kr15py]

I don't mind being considered a part of the monkey or any other animal family but I don't believe in that theory at all. The whole idea of the first cell being born by itself, in result of random nature phenomena seems ridiculous - the DNA chain is too elaborate to be created by chance. Plus there was an experiment by a famous scientist who proved that the only way life could origin is from another form of life, thus the idea of the first cell just showing up by accident becomes unsubstantiated.

[flaja]

Originally Posted by GlobalWarrior

I believe in Darwin's Theory of Evolution. There is an incredible amount of supporting evidence in the world around us

I’d like to play Devil’s advocate here and ask you to explain some of what you accept as evidence.

[researchpro]

Well, there is no denying the fact that human beings are evolved from monkey family. Evolution does not take place in few days , it took years for human beings evolution from Apes family. The past million years climatic and geographic conditions on earth were suitable for dinosaurs but when the climate changes these animals become extinct. Similarly, present climate and atmosphere are very much suited for us The human beings.

[AltMvz]

DaughterUk your the best. For a minute there i was feeling sorry for the poor monkeys. They're not that bad looking are they? I think their nice animals. Wouldn't get married to one having said, but all in all i wouldn't say i'm absolutely superior to them. I'm a little more cleverer, better lookin, taller etc. But that'd explain evolution.
What about neaderthal man. He disappeared 30 000 years ago. We had a hand in that. But what if he survived to this day. What would that mean to us and our superior uniqueness? That would pose a problem. We couldn't really have the stance we have today if there was another species very like us, as smart as us and hunting just like us. Basically as human as us. That would ruin the whole human being absolutely unique idea.

[Philomina]

I learned Charles Darwin was a very good Christian. He was a theology student but after his discovery became somehow anti-religious in order to defend his ideas but according to history, Charles Darwin died a Christian accepting the creation story in the Bible. If Darwin who proposed this anti-religious ideology died a religious man then why should we use his anti-religious ideas to fight religion? Socrates believed in reason and he died for reason. Jesus Christ believed in love and he died for love. Charles Darwin believed in evolution yet died supporting the creation account.

Originally Posted by flaja

I’d like to play Devil’s advocate here and ask you to explain some of what you accept as evidence.

Evidence is all around us. We have the people in Alaska who can make the clothing to deal with the cold, where as the people in Africa who don't. You can see the Polar Bears in Alaska who have more blubber and hair to deal with the cold than the black bear. You have animals all over the world who have adapted to where they live but you can see them in other areas that are pretty much the same animal living differently. Some people have thicker hair than others, some have more hair or less hair depending on what country they are from and how cold or hot the country they are from is. Alligators have evolved from being on land just as frogs do everyday. It shows all over the place. You can see the exact same plant in several places that are just different in the way they live according to where they are. Weeping willows are an example. You don't see them growing naturally in dry places like deserts. Why is this so hard to believe that we are also part of this. Why should people be so special that we are not part of what we see everything else going through.

Even Charles Darwin died a Christian so if you think Darwin is right and God is wrong then you better think twice. Without God science makes no sense at all.

The scientific theory of evolution explains the expansion of the universe not the creation of the universe. The universe has been expanding ever since the big bang. The big bang may be true but the big bang does not explain creation. The big bang just explains the expansion of the universe and how things evolve from others. There are billions upon billions of galaxies out there and if so why are there no UFOs? the same way life started on planet earth, the same way life would have started in several of the billions of galaxies in space but as we know it, this is not the case. Earth out of the trillions upon trillions of planets in the universe is the only planet that supports life. And those who think this just came by chance, Just think about it.