| Apes have: | Humans have: | ||
| 1. | Small brain size, averaging about 400 cc (ancient apes had brains up to 530 cc) | 1. | large but very variable brain size, averaging about 1400 cc (fossils range from 700 to 1700 cc) |
| 2. | Arms longer than the legs | 2. | Legs longer than the arms |
| 3. | feet like hands with opposable big toe | 3. | feet for walking, not climbing |
| 4. | walking on all fours | 4. | upright posture and gait |
| 5. | spine joins skull from the back | 5. | spine joins skull from below |
| 6. | 47 facial muscles for expression | ||
| 7. | flesh and organ tissue more like pigs than apes | ||
| 6. | a knee joint that will not lock upright | 8. | knee joints that lock upright |
| 7. | very hairy body (for heat insulation) | 9. | short, low-density hair over most of the body |
| 8. | coloured sclera of the eye (brown) | 10. | white sclera |
| 9. | vocal cords capable of only simple sounds | 11. | voice-box capable of complex sounds and singing |
| 10. | apes have ears sensitive to frequencies of one and eight kilohertz, and therefore have different shaped ear parts. | 12. | humans have ears that are sensitive to frequencies between two and four kilohertz, suitable for hearing speech. |
| 11. | earlier sexual maturity | 13. | later sexual maturity |
| 12. | no hymen or ‘live’ clitoris in female | 14. | hymen, clitoris, pubic hair, sexual climax in female |
| 13. | mammary glands purely for milk production | 15. | female breasts enhanced (by body fat) |
Correction: should be "To an evolutionist"
Well, you posted an interesting comparison. Unfortunately, all you've done is list some of the defining characteristics of humans. That does not mean that they are not apes, because none of these things are defining characteristics of apes.
I'm sorry, but these are differences in degree (slight modifications on a theme), not in kind (something one group has, but another doesn't). Indeed, your list could be slightly modified to mark the differences between chimps and gorillas, for example.