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Evolution insulting?

I started thinking about this a little while ago. I remembered that when I was with my ex, how he used to get so incredibly insulted that I would even fathom the possibility that we evolved from primates. His angered, albeit entertaining defense was, "I am not a monkey!". I don't know that that defense really had anything to do with his religious beliefs, I think that in his mind, if the evidence turned out to be irrefutable (in his opinion, not mine), that it somehow makes him less than human, less than a man. What is everyone else's take on this? Have you ever met someone who was so insulted by this?

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Permalink Reply by booklover on November 30, 2011 at 4:35pm

Man made god in his image, that's for sure. Why do men have nipples? lol

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Permalink Reply by Richard K. Emms on December 23, 2011 at 10:16am

I have asked that since very young. It seems obvious that if one gender existed before the other, it wasn't the male.

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Permalink Reply by Idaho Spud on December 27, 2011 at 11:40am

Hadn't thought of that before. Another good point against creationism.

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Permalink Reply by Humble Pie on December 5, 2011 at 11:21am

The part that gets me is how obviously empty it is. "It's not true because I don't like it!" God, if that worked, there would be no more rape, drug abuse, domestic abuse, war, poverty, starvation, riots, military governments, theistic governments, etc... because I don't like all of those things, either.

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Permalink Reply by booklover on November 30, 2011 at 4:35pm

I think the primates should be insulted to be compared to some humans. ;)

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Permalink Reply by David Raphael on December 5, 2011 at 11:26am

I think I recall Ted Haggard flipping out on Dawkins for suggesting that he had primate descendents

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Permalink Reply by Dogly on December 5, 2011 at 12:04pm

Yes, his descendants = his children, grandchildren, etc. ARE primates.

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Permalink Reply by Dogly on December 5, 2011 at 12:07pm

Yes, his descendants = his children, grandchildren, etc. ARE primates. Though, I think he may have meant, his ancestors, not his descendants.

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Permalink Reply by David Raphael on December 5, 2011 at 12:46pm

Yes, indeed. I typed fast and wasn't thinking - I mean to type antecedents

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Permalink Reply by Dogly on December 5, 2011 at 11:59am

No, I am not insulted by being informed that we, human primates, are descended from earlier primates. I also feel that I understand the reason for this emotional rejection of our inclusion in this group of animals. It is the scorn felt for other animals. It is species-ism.