These discussions rest on understandings of what constitutes reality. There is an overall world-view that we possess that acts as the context in which these ideas make sense. Unfortunately, an in-depth reply quickly becomes way too lengthy.
Briefly then, many would agree that some 350,000,000 years ago God creates the first creatures with five digits on their limbs. This anatomical structure generally works for birds, reptiles, mammals and we ourselves, whether the creature moves primarily on land, in water or the air. Regardless of the time-frame, when different kinds of animals were created, they were made sharing in that attribute, as they do bones, muscles, lungs, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, and nervous systems. The human brain, which is similar to that of apes, is created of a size and configuration that enables us to express the capacities that come with being a human spirit. That we share some of the physical and psychological traits of animals, means that we, like them are constructed of the same substrates. We do not come from animals because we are a different kind of creature, defined by our souls.
Evolution is what we have been taught all our lives, so it makes sense to continue seeing it that way. I get what people are saying, but the evidence points to its not having happened. So, it’s not what our Creator is telling us through science; it is what society is telling us.
