Are humans related to apes?

[Zzyzx]

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Are humans related to apes?

Geneticists (people who study such things) tell us that H. sapiens have great genetic similarity to members of the taxonomic group Family: Hominidae (great apes).

This seems to offend some people or to contradict their religious beliefs.

On what basis can argument be made that the classification is in error?

[FarWanderer]

We are supposed to be over 100,000 years old as a species, maybe well over. Needless to say, 4,000 years is little by comparison. The substantive differences between man today and man 4,000 years ago are believed to be culture, history, education, technology. etc., not innate cognitive abilities.

But there are many who believe that man's morality and view of himself is still evolving.

I have had many on this site comment on how man's view of homosexuallity has evolved to acceptance. How many things that religion once viewed as evil and wrong society now accepts.

I find it unlikely that any of these people meant anything other than the "evolution" that comes with culture, history, education, technology. etc.

But if the writers of the Bible had as you say, the same cognitive abilities as man today then why did he not pick property dualism or predicate dualism? Why did they pick substance dualism to describe man?

I am a bit confused. Are you saying that property dualism or predicate dualism would make more sense than substance dualism? While you also claim substance dualism is true?

If man has had the same cognitive abilities as man does today for over 100,000 years why do we not see great civilizations like Persia and Rome 50000 years go.

Because that was during the last glacial period and agriculture was unfeasible.