More curiously, why aren’t those same monkeys and apes evolving into lower forms of humans?
I think you skipped that day in 9th grade biology class where they explained this to the class.
Because evolution is a process that takes hundreds of thousands, even millions of years to take place. Which means that we can't actually observe it taking place. Which means our only evidence for it is forensic, and therefore open to subjective interpretation. Which means that you have to essentially take our particular interpretation on faith. So stop asking questions, you creationiost whackjob!
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Why would they? Our closest related species, chimps and gorrillas, evolved to fit a different environmental niche than we did. They're not our ancestors, just a branch of the family tree that went in a different direction.
where do you think liberals come from?