Before anyone comes for me, I grew up southern baptist – went to a private christian school & was homeschooled for a few years. The extent of my “science” education when it came to evolution & the origin of the universe was “if we came from monkeys why do monkeys still exist?” and “look at this galaxy that’s shaped like a cross, isn’t god amazing!!” I’m an atheist now and would like to have some sort of understanding of how our world came to be, but trying to figure it out as an adult with no real foundation has been incredibly difficult, and none of it’s making sense. I also know I’m asking a lot as all 3 of those subjects are pretty extensive, so if you know any good videos or books I’d love some recommendations!
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Evolution and the origin of universe are two different things, but both have modern theories which explain much of what we observe quite well. Monkeys are not ancient creatures left over from the evolution of people. They are modern, contemporary animals that themselves have evolved from earlier forms. The overwhelming evidence indicates that both humans and apes have a common ancestor and that the two lines diverged from each other a long time ago. We have a great deal in common with other animals, especially apes. More that 90% of our DNA is identical to that of modern apes, but 10% is a big difference. The evolution of the cosmos however, is different thing and I”ll leave it to others to explain it.
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