[metmom]

It's just a classification system designed by men. Saying we're apes doesn't mean we ARE apes. Just because there are many features that are similar is not *proof* that we evolved from an ape-like ancestor. DNA regulating certain features is of necessity going to be the same. We look alike, live in the same environment, eat and metabolise the same foods, breathe the same air. It can be as much evidence of common design. If a gene is successful in expressing certain characteristics, then what's the problem with using it in many different creatures?

If the genetics of living organisms were wildly different, no doubt that would be used as evidence against creation/ID also, with the reaoning that *If the designer were so intelligent, why would he make things so different? It's not efficient. It doesn't make sense.*

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[Caesar Soze]

It's just a classification system designed by men. Saying we're apes doesn't mean we ARE apes.

It pretty much does. The word 'ape' is just a sign or a symbol. It has whatever meaning we assign it. Right now, the scientific consensus is that the word 'ape' means 'the hominoids,' which includes humans. It has nothing to do with gods, morality, or metaphysics -- it's just a word used to describe several species.

If you want, you can dismiss that definition as scientific jargon unsuitable for vulgar conversation. But I think it is very suitable for this thread.