Quote from: creepyjas on November 05, 2019, 03:43:14 AM

Quote from: ridery99 on May 14, 2017, 02:38:55 PM

Why there are still monkeys around if they were part of our evolutionary beginnings ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cz0gFarCfBE

That is why it is called Theory of Evolution.

No. I answered this on the 'did we land on the moon thread': We didn't descend form modern monkeys. Modern monkeys and modern humans descended from a common ancestor. Here's an analaogy to answer the quesion:
My fathers father died many years ago, but he left quite a few living descendants, including me, my sister, and my paternal cousins. To ask the question If humans evolved from monkeys, how come there are still monkeys? is a bit like asking me If you are descended from your grandfather, how come your cousins are still alive? The question doesnt make any sense: why shouldnt my cousins still be alive?.

Quote from: creepyjas on November 05, 2019, 03:43:14 AM

I also do not believe with this theory about humans are evolved form of monkeys. However, evolution itself is real in terms of survivability. Living things were evolving to adapt to their environment.

Why are monkeys always brought up in these arguments? Evolution doesn't just mean that humans are descended from monkey-like creatures. If you go (a lot) further back we are descended from fish, too. If you go far enough back, all life on earth is descended from single-celled organisms.
Also if you agree that 'Living things were evolving to adapt to their environment', then you agree with the theory of evolution. That's all it is, evolving to be a better fit to current environment. The problem people have is timescales. We didn't descend from monkeys overnight, it happened over millions of years.

Quote from: creepyjas on November 05, 2019, 03:43:14 AM

Im not an expert but there explanations about this.

Yes, see above.