Do we come from Apes?
 

taking into account that the picture of man emerging from apes and gradually standing up was just made up and has no scientific authenticity (you know the one i mean) do you think we came from apes?

We have the same biological ancestors as apes. there was a primative ape that began evolving it split into two species of ape one evolved into human beings the other evolved into common modern day monkeys, that is my understanding of it.

Some alpha males still more closely related than the rest of us I think!

Im not sure, but I heard a good point somewhere that, if we evolved from apes, why are apes still around?

I thought we came from the homo erectus? If thats how its spelt anyway.

Yes
we did.


And there is No God

I think they're the bit inbetween apes and people. I only know that off Friends,lol!

Lol same!

No.

Why haven't those apes turned into something after all these years?

what about the Planet of the Apes?

hard to argue against that one

tbf, i Dont believe in all God and bible stuff etc..
but, yeah , i do believe That we sort of came from apes in the begininng :)
or,where else did we come from??

Of course we did. We're all part of the same family and our DNA structure is basically identical.

ah the delicious certainty

because,, Just like apes,we are supposed to walk on 4 feet, instead of 2 :laugh: lmao

I could mention the traits and behaviour that we share with primates - as well as opposable thumbs!- not to mention fossils found all over the world that trace our lineage through time. It's not a contentious subject really.

not contentious?

:joker:

Dr. David Pilbeam (a distinguished professor of anthropology) suggested the following:

Perhaps generations of students of human evolution, including myself, have been flailing about in the dark; that our data base is too sparse, too slippery, for it to be able to mold our theories. Rather the theories are more statements about us and ideology than about the past. Paleoanthropology reveals more about how humans view themselves than it does about how humans came about. But that is heresy.


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

not contentious?

:joker:

Dr. David Pilbeam (a distinguished professor of anthropology) suggested the following:

Perhaps generations of students of human evolution, including myself, have been flailing about in the dark; that our data base is too sparse, too slippery, for it to be able to mold our theories. Rather the theories are more statements about us and ideology than about the past. Paleoanthropology reveals more about how humans view themselves than it does about how humans came about. But that is heresy.


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

Are you a Mormon? Just wondering here.

Does LeatherTrumpet come from Apes?

I think that honour is reserved for the likes of Vinnie and Marcus! :joker:

:laugh2:

You also came from australopithecines.

Lmfao :joker:

this sounds like a probable explanation for that question Jordy :


http://www.thetech.org/genetics/ask.php?id=150