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maybe you need more beer because NOTHING can be proven you cant even prove to me you are real, even if we met in person you would still not be able to PROVE you are real you could just be a figment of my subconscious
It actually is true to say we evolved from apes. Apes aren't a species, it is a group of primates. Humans are in that group as are oure ancestors and closest relatives. We didn't evolve from existing apes, true, but to say we didn't evolve from apes is like saying a cat didn't evolve from felines.
Firstly, if humans are apes, that defeats the theory that we evolved from them as opposed to with them.
They are the hairier, more physical-oriented version of what our ancestor would become. Our ancestor probably looked more like a monkey than any of the other primates simply because that
Just google "are humans apes?" and check a few scientifically valid sites. All species fit into groups or clades. An ape is is a branch of the hominid superfamily, which is one of the divisions of the primate family, which is one of the dominant groups of mammals which a part of the Kingdom Anamalia. This is like sixth grade biology right here.
Firstly, if humans are apes, that defeats the theory that we evolved from them as opposed to with them.
That isn't what the theory says though. We evolved from a specific ape species, most like homo heidelbergensis. It was an ape and so are we. And so is what it evolved from.
They are the hairier, more physical-oriented version of what our ancestor would become.
All apes do have specific taxonomic similarities, but hair level and...."physical orientation"...whatever the fuck you think that means, are not part of them.
All dog breeds are considered the same species, bu how similar really is a tarrier to a great Dane. And that's variety within one species! Between species you can get even more variety. But as long as it still contains the assigned characteristics of the group, it is considered a part of that group. And this is still true from our perspective.
Different apes evolved from different apes. We evolved from homoe heidelbergensis, as did neaderthals. All are classified as apes as they are hominids.
Chimpanzees and bonobos evolved from a different ape, but it was still an ape.
Ah taxonomy, so important, relatively easy (IMHO) but less understood than the rules of football.
Cases where it is appropriate to say "we didn't evolve from x, but we shared a common ancestor"...
Chimpanzee- Our closest living relative, but not an ancestor.
Monkey- the common ancestor in that case was a primate that was neither monkey or ape. I presume its clade is no longer extant.
Meanwhile, increasingly common consensuses is that humans probably evolved from homo heidelbergensis. This and every single seriously proposed "missing link" ALL fit into the category, Ape.
The first one is simply incorrect. And howstuffworks.com isn't always proof checked.
The randi answer uses inconsitent language. He is correct in saying we didn't evolve from modern apes, and that we "share a common ancestor" with Chimpanzee.
and...an answerisngenesis site? REALLY? They don't believe in evolution.
Lets look at some actual experts in the field.
This guy admits there is some controversy, but explains why both historically and by the modern majority, humans are considered apes, and why.
"The word "hominid" in this website refers to members of the family of humans, Hominidae, which consists of all species on our side of the last common ancestor of humans and living apes. Hominids are included in the superfamily of all apes, the Hominoidea, the members of which are called hominoids."
We are not descended from any living ape, true, but we are hominids, which is another name for ape.
I'm not sure that is warranted when one's demonstration includes rampant typos and the word "friggin'". In this case, I believe the proper finale would be "in your face, bitch"...
An ape is a tailless catahrhine primate in the superfamily hominoidea. Humans are all of those things, as were our ancestors going back several "generations".
Humans and all of our proposed direct ancestors are Hominids. Hominids are also refereed to as great apes. Apes include the families hominidae and hylobatidae (lesser apes). Yes, we descended from apes, just not any that are alive today. We are STILL apes.
However, it is TOTALLY accurate to say that we DID NOT descend from monkeys or chimpanzees. In those cases, the "common ancestor" line is perfectly appropriate.
"An ape is a tailless catahrhine primate in the superfamily hominoidea. Humans are all of those things, as were our ancestors going back several "generations".
Humans and all of our proposed direct ancestors are Hominids. Hominids are also refereed to as great apes. Apes include the families hominidae and hylobatidae (lesser apes). Yes, we descended from apes, just not any that are alive today. We are STILL apes."
