I don't believe humans are apes. Just because someone else believes that certainly doesn't mean I have to. Just like those who don't believe in God. That is their right.
Your belief is not required. Scientists pigeon hole most things - makes things more orderly. By definition, Man is an ape. You don't have to like it, but if will use the word then it has a specific definition. You can't have your words defined as you want without running the risk of being misunderstood or of being incapable of communication. That's why we have dictionaries.
But they are, even if you believe they are designed or specially created, and whether or not you believe that the human soul is different in quality from the animal soul.
18 I also thought, As for men, God tests them so that they may see that they are like the animals.19 Man's fate is like that of the animals; the same fate awaits them both: As one dies, so dies the other. All have the same breath; man has no advantage over the animal. Everything is meaningless.
20 All go to the same place; all come from dust, and to dust all return.
21 Who knows if the spirit of man rises upward and if the spirit of the animal goes down into the earth?
22 So I saw that there is nothing better for a man than to enjoy his work, because that is his lot. For who can bring him to see what will happen after him?