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HARUN YAHYA
the human race… The results arrived at by the only woman author-
ized to examine St W573 are different from the normal theories re-
garding mankind's ancestors: this destroys the hominid family tree.
Large primates, considered the ancestors of man, have been removed
from the equation of this family tree… Australopithecus and Homo
[human] species do not appear on the same branch. Man's direct an-
cestors are still waiting to be discovered. 4
Another important discovery concerning Australopithecus is the
realization that this creature's hands were used for walking, just like
those of present-day apes. Apes employ a four-legged mode of
walking in which they lean on the knuckles of their fingers. Known
as "knuckle walking," this is one of the major structural differences
There is a big anatomical difference between human and
ape feet. Apes have longer toes and a divergent great toe,
and lack the arch that gives spring to the human stride.
As may be seen from
these pictures, the ape
Humans hold the upper
hand lacks the long and
body erect and walk up-
mobile thumb, which is an
right on two feet. This is
essential feature of human
a very special form of lo-
hand. Without the current
comotion. Apes, on the
structure of the thumb, we
other hand, are knuckle-
would not be able to do
walkers, who walk with
many of the things that we
the upper body bent for-
do now.
ward, using the arms to
provide extra support.
This is one of the un-
bridgeable anatomical
gaps between men and
apes which also invali-
date the fiction of
human evolution.
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