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Why do we have five fingers (including the thumb)?

     Why do we have five fingers?
     Including our thumbs?
     Yes.
     Well, I suppose because all the four fingered and six fingered monkeys fell out of the trees.
     Why do we have patches of hair?
     You mean instead of a coat of fur, like a dog?
     Yes.
     Again, it must be because all the furry monkeys fell out of the trees.
     If the traits we have are because of monkeys that didn't fall out of trees, how come we don't have tails?
     Hmm. Must be because the monkeys with five fingers, patches of hair, and no tails fell out of the trees but survived the fall.
     So, we're descended from hairless, tailless monkeys?
     It would seem that way.
     Does that make God a monkey?
     No.
     But, I thought God made us in his image. How can we have evolved from monkeys and God not be a monkey.
     The two ideas are compatible. Just think of evolution as God's chisel.
     Well, that does make sense.
     Any more questions?
     Yes. Shouldn't the idea the God could have used evolution as a tool to create us be taught in schools?
     No.
     Why not?
     Because, that idea is a religious belief. Only theories and ideas that are based on quantifiable or measurable observations should be taught in a science classroom. Religious ideas are the responsibility of parents and churches.
     So, we shouldn't teach science ideas that have no basis on scientific observation.
     That's right. God created a beautiful and amazing universe, and gave us the intelligence to attempt to understand it. We can study God's handiwork, but we won't be able to find God using science. I think he did it that way on purpose.
     That makes sense. Okay, good night. I'll dream about four fingered monkeys falling out of trees.
     Okay. Good night.