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Hannah asked:

After Adam and Eve, where did all of the humans come from?

How did a monkey turn into a human?

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Who are Adam and Eve? Are you expecting me to give philosophical (or even scientific) credibility to
a fairy tale? Surely you understand that the story of Adam and Eve is a metaphor? As to the other
question, no monkey ever turned into a human. You've either misread or been misinformed; and if the
latter, your informant does not seem to understand how species of life evolve. I suggest you go to
your local library and get hold of one of the many picture books they have on Life. If you're worried
about monkeys etc., look up "mammals". Then you'll discover something about body plansand how
nature employs very few variations on them to produce entirely new species and branches, many of
which will consequently share anything between 50 per cent and 99 per cent of the same genes.
Then you might discover (just as an example) why rats are used to test certain human medicines and
much other fascinating information on what life is reallyall about.

Jürgen Lawrenz

(1) Africa

(2) You are still a "monkey". You are of the primate family. Specifically, you are a type of
"proto-gorilla", as in, we and the gorillas share a common ancestor. We just call ourselves "humans".

Kim Boley

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