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Two ways of looking at it.
:Yes, who? Who claims man descends from monkeys? Anybody that preaches evolution. The who is ....all secular Western cultures, most atheist-led countries. Man evolved from ape, from beasts, is just leftwing indoctrination. The result is to dehumanize man, make less than worthy, create classes and label them sub-human species. The origins of man are God and all men are created equel.--[[User:Jpatt|jpatt]] 21:03, 18 March 2009 (EDT)
::Could you please cite some examples? [[User:Jjameson|Jjameson]] 21:14, 18 March 2009 (EDT)
People tend to use "monkey" and "ape" very generically, unlike "gorilla", "chimpanzee", and etc. which are more specific.
In a sense, Jjameson is correct in questioning the claim: evolutionists don't claim that man evolved from a monkey or ape; but that humans and apes had a common ancestor from which both evolved.
On the other hand, as "monkey" and "ape" are general terms, that supposed common ancestor, if found, although being classified as a different species by scientists, would likely be referred to by laymen as a "monkey" or "ape" anyway. So in that sense, Jpatt is correct.
[[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 10:52, 19 March 2009 (EDT)