[PatrickHenry]

How come there's still apes and humans together if we evolved from them?

Gotcha, right? Admit it, you're stumped! Nyaaaa, nyaaaaaa, nyaaaaaaaaaaa!

[wintertime]

How come there's still apes and humans together if we evolved from them?
Gotcha, right? Admit it, you're stumped! Nyaaaa, nyaaaaaa, nyaaaaaaaaaaa!

To PatrickHenry,

Because both humans and apes evolved from a common ancestor that is now extinct.

However,,,,,I would never threaten parents with police action or send social workers with court orders to FORCE my educational philosophy on their children.

That is exactly what government schools do. They also threaten citizens with sheriff's auction of their homes and businesses if they object to paying for it.

Solution: Begin the process of privatizing universal K-12 education. Parents, teachers, principals, and university admission committees are in the best position to PRIVATELY negotiate these matters.

[Coyoteman]

How come there's still apes and humans together if we evolved from them?

Gotcha, right? Admit it, you're stumped! Nyaaaa, nyaaaaaa, nyaaaaaaaaaaa!

Actually I was not stumped, I was watching football!

Evolution usually comes when there is pressure. When the climate changes occurred in Africa some 6 million years ago, the forests started to shrink while the grasslands expanded. Primates living in these areas at the time diverged; one group went each direction.

The group that remained in the familiar terrain of the forests evolved little.

The group that went (probably was forced) into the grasslands had to evolve, and quickly, in response to new conditions.

That's the quick (half time) answer off the top from my grad school days. For more details, and probably a lot more recent details, see: PatrickHenry's List-O-Links. That is always a good starting place for this type of question.

See you all after the game.