“If we evolved from apes, why do apes still exist?”<\/p>\n
Recently a devout “creationist” joined one of my creation discussion forums <\/a>with the proclaimed intention of finally unravelling the lie of “evolutionists”. After a full week of factless drivel I encouraged him to begin discussions on specific topics. I was very surprised that his first pick was “If we evolved from apes, why do apes still exist?”<\/p>\n The reasons were laid out – and here’s a simplified nutshell for you: First of all species still living are referred to as “extant”, which means still living. Second, the question is similiar to “If my cousins and I have the same great great great great great grandparents, why do I still have cousins?” or “If Americans descended from Europeans, why are there still Europeans?” Thirdly, evolution does not say we evolved from apes – Evolution states that apes and humans have a common ancestor.<\/p>\n The widely accepted website for evolution information is TalkOrigins.org – they have extensive archives, answers to all creationist debate points I have ever heard brought up, and the answer to this specific statement can be found here: Why Are Apes Still Alive? <\/a><\/p>\n Now I can understand a creationist not trusting information from talkorigins.org – after all it is essentially the “enemy” website with nothing but scientific answers to creationist debate points. I would say that to my knowledge if you are a creationist, spend a good chunk of time reading talkorigins.org and do not come away with some ideas changed – it would be fairly apparent there was no intended interest in learning.<\/p>\n But the problem lies here: Not only has this argument been long answered by “evolutionists” – it has now even been deprecated by the holy grail of creationist websites – AnswersInGenesis.org<\/a> – Just as talkorigins.org is the widely accepted reference point for evolution information, answersingenesis.org is the widely accepted reference point for creationist information and debate points.<\/p>\n I have spent many hours on both websites and have come to my own conclusions based on the information presented.<\/p>\n