It is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended from man.
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It is hard for the ape to believe he descended from man.
When Darwin published his conclusion that man was descended from an apelike ancestor who was again descended from a still lower type, most people were shocked by the thought; it was intensely repugnant to their feelings.
We admit that we are like apes, but we seldom realise that we are apes.
Certain gorillas are more evolved than certain human beings I know.
There is no more reason to believe that man descended from some inferior animal than there is to believe that a stately mansion has descended from a small cottage.
Apes are apes, though clothed in scarlet.
We hope to find more pieces of the puzzle which will shed light on the connection between this upright, walking ape, our early ancestor, and modern man.
If God used evolution, God came from an ape.
Darwin wasn't just provocative in saying that we descend from the apes - he didn't go far enough. We are apes in every way, from our long arms and tailless bodies to our habits and temperament.
I have found the missing link between the higher ape and civilized man; it is we.