The fact is, John, it is merely a theory that all human beings (rather than just the ones who hang out at Durty Nellie's) are descendants of apelike ancestors. Got that? A theory. There are some bits of evidence which appear to support the theory, but they are not conclusive, except to those who have already made up their minds about the matter.

Note: apelike ancestors, NOT monkeys. Monkeys have tails. Apes don't. Apes include gorillas, chimpanzees, and orangutans...and possibly the yeti or Bigfoot (although there's no conclusive official proof about those fellows at this point).

Monkeys include a vast variety of creatures, large and small, all of whom have tails. We are by no means descended from monkeys. I frankly doubt that we are descended from apes either, but we may be. And...we and the apes may indeed be descended from a common ancestor. That's another theory.

I predict that in time new and quite different theories will become popular which will displace the "descended from apes" ones which are popular now...but we will probably be in some future incarnation at that point, and will take little notice of it. :-)

- LH