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The Evolution Misconception 355

THE TALE OF HUMAN EVOLUTION
The subject most often brought up by the advocates of the theory of
evolution is the subject of the origin of man. The Darwinist claim holds
that the modern men of today evolved from some kind of ape-like
creatures. During this alleged evolutionary process, which is sup-
posed to have started 4-5 million years ago, it is claimed that there ex-
isted some 'transitional forms' between modern man and his
ancestors. According to this completely imaginary scenario, four basic
'categories' are listed:
1. Australopithecus
2. Homo habilis
3. Homo erectus
4. Homo sapiens
Evolutionists call the so-called first ape-like ancestors of men 'Aus-
tralopithecus' which means 'South African ape.' These living beings are
actually nothing but an old ape species that has become extinct. Exten-
sive research done on various Australopithecus specimens by two
world famous anatomists from England and the USA, namely, Lord
Solly Zuckerman and Prof. Charles Oxnard, has shown that these be-
longed to an ordinary ape species that became extinct and bore no re-
semblance to humans. 28
Evolutionists classify the next stage of human evolution as 'homo,'
that is 'man.' According to the evolutionist claim, the living beings in
the Homo series are more developed than Australopithecus. Evolu-
tionists devise a fanciful evolution scheme by arranging different fos-
sils of these creatures in a particular order. This scheme is imaginary
because it has never been proved that there is an evolutionary relation
between these different classes. Ernst Mayr, one of the most important
proponents of the theory of evolution in the twentieth century, con-
tends in his book One Long Argument that 'particularly historical [puz-
zles] such as the origin of life or of Homo sapiens, are extremely difficult and
may even resist a final, satisfying explanation.' 29
By outlining the link chain as 'Australopithecus > Homo habilis > Homo
erectus > Homo sapiens,' evolutionists imply that each of these species is
one another's ancestor. However, recent findings of paleoanthropolo-