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A DEFINITIVE REPLY
TO EVOLUTIONIST
PROPAGANDA

highest area/circumference ratio should be selected.)
In the same way, beavers are able to build their nests against the
current in the middle of rivers, employing the kind of engineering
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abilities used by man in constructing dams. Termites build magnif-
icent towers capable of comparison with our own skyscrapers, and
set up air-conditioning systems, special storage chambers and agri-
cultural areas inside them. The fact, of course, that they display a
visibly sensitive mathematical and geometrical knowledge in their
buildings and use engineering techniques does not imply that we
are related to bees, beavers, or termites.
Neither is the fact that monkeys feel the need for interpersonal
bonds and relationships evidence for evolution. Creatures that have
no possible relation to human beings also enjoy similar bonds and
relationships. Penguins, for example, raise families full of love and
loyalty. Dogs are much more faithful and friendly in the relation-
ships they establish with human beings. Doves enjoy close relations
with their mates. Budgerigars exhibit enormous interest and devo-

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