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by Caleb Shaw on March 10th, 2006

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I am looking for information in support of evolutionary theory, but against the idea that humans evolved from monkeys. Is there any such information, and if so, where can I find it?

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  • by lynnenorth on March 15th, 2006

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    Humans, by the best evidence available, did NOT evolve from "monkeys"; humans, apes and monkeys all evolved from a now-extinct proto-simian ancestor, but the line which led to apes and to us split from the lines which led to modern monkeys around 17 million - 23 million years ago, possibly with Proconsul. If you are looking for evidence that humans didn't evolve from primates, as I suspect, then your only chance is to ignore the evidence actually available. Sorry, but this is the thing about giving credence to the physical world as a source of evidence -- the evidence is what it is regardless of what anyone prefers; if you want it to be different you would have to lie about it.

    I suggest reading up on the TalkOrigin website, they are still the biggest and best resource for information on evolution: http://www.talkorigins.org/ . All their material is fully referenced, and I suggest that you should check the primary material whenever it is possible.

    Information on primate evolution can be found at http://anthro.palomar.edu/earlyprimates/default.htm and http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/aboutp/evol/ .

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    • Brilliant!

      Godfather Part II

      by Godfather Part II on April 3rd, 2006

    • yeah I TRIED to say that but yours came out more eloquent and mine was more like, "dude no scientist thinks people came from monkeys..."

      Jane

      by Jane on November 20th, 2009

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