men and monkeys
By akotalagato
@akotalagato (1334)
Philippines
February 13, 2007 9:45pm CST
do you honestly believe that men came from monkeys? do you believe the theory of evolution? what are your views on this?
i personally dont believe that men came from monkeys? the scientists although are finding proof of this theory they still can't find the missing link.
men did not come from monkeys. god created man as man.
3 responses
@useradd (46)
• Canada
14 Feb 07
"do you honestly believe that men came from monkeys?"
No I don't. However, there is evidence to support that humans and apes share a common ancestry.
"do you believe the theory of evolution?"
Scientific theories are not beliefs. Whether one chooses to believe a scientific theory or not is irrelevant. They are datasets based on observation to explain a defined set of phenomena. Please see my post on the subject below.
http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/766471.aspx
"i personally dont believe that men came from monkeys?"
Is the above a question or a statement?
"god created man as man."
Evolution does not question whether or not a creator was involved in the process. It is nothing more than a method to explain how species have evolved. No where does the theory of evolution claim the creation of life forms.
@owens07 (325)
• Puerto Rico
15 Feb 07
How a scientists interprets data can be regarded as his or her belief.
The theory of evolution does not require an intelligent agent such as God nor is it limited to evolution of species. (See stellar evolution and chemical evolution)
The theory claims that life evolved by pure naturalistic means. I'd be interested in reading as to what point in evolution does man's arrogance permit God's involvement. And if so would this then be considered a belief or part of the theory?
@jricbt (1454)
• Brazil
22 Feb 07
Nice answer useradd.
nothing more to add, except rating it (+).
But you can write it thousands of times and the old question will still show up.
Apes and Man are genetically related, and it does not mean that they could mate and produce offspring.
They share a common ancestor, and this is sustained by genetic evidence, and fossil evidence that points in this way.
The fact that origins of humanity are disputed does not mean that the above statments are false, instead, it means that there are more than one possible hypothesis that will be confirmed (or not, new hypothesis may appear) as more evidence is found.
Creationists need to attack evolution because they are unable to sustain their beliefs scientifically.
@akonangato (83)
• Philippines
15 May 08
Well, look at it this way.... if a man didn't groom for atleast a year... he would probably look like a monkey. But no matter how often you groomed a monkey... it would never look like a man. So did men come from monkeys... no, but it is possible that monkeys may come from men.
@owens07 (325)
• Puerto Rico
14 Feb 07
No, and there's no reason for anybody to blindly accept such a notion. Scientists who specialize in this area can't even agree on human origin so don't let anyone try and make you feel you should compromise your beliefs for their philosophy. As I stated elsewhere, the theory of evolution doesn't say anything about God being the agent for evolution. The actual theory calls for no intelligent agent.
"Perhaps no area of science is more contentious then the search for human origins. Elite paleontologists disagree over even the most basic outlines of the human family tree. New branches grow amid great fanfare, only to wither and die in the face of new fossil finds. 228 Robert Locke, "Family Fights", Discovering Archaeology, 1999. p. 36 - 39
