I consider what you call modern “science” to be quite primitve and ignorant in many ways. You can cite DNA matches and whatever else you like; but anyone not indoctrinated and hypnotized by evolutionary theory can see quite clearly that although ape bodies and human bodies have many similiarities, humans are not apes. Nor are apes humans.
You wouldn’t be interested in deeper discussion of consciousness or Vedic theology, so I won’t waste my time.
I am reminded of Issa, the last Yaqui (I think that was his tribe) Indian of northern CA found in the early 20th century. He knew nothing of modern life at all, until he was a grown man. After seeing modern life, he considered the “white man’s world” thus - clever, but no wisdom.
Of course, his limited contact and understanding of what “white man’s world” consisted of didn’t give him a broad view, but still I like his assessment to a degree. Modern technical scientific veiw and conclusions are clever, but not wise.
Science has been demonstrated to be the best way to gain reliable and replicable information about our physical universe. Musing about reincarnation or the afterlife and what thoughts will get you reborn into what shape is NOT and has NEVER been a way of gaining reliable and replicable information about our physical universe.
I can and did cite DNA similarity. I also can and did cite our morphological similarity. Humans are biologically apes. I notice that you do not name a SINGLE physical criteria by which humans would be excluded from the ape clade.
The theory explains the fact. How do you propose to explain the fact that humans and chimps are closer in DNA than a chimp is to a gorilla?
Why would you group chimps together with gorillas, who they are NOT as closely related to, but exclude humans, who chimps ARE the closest in relation to?