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THE EVOLUTION MISCONCEPTION

ent fossils of these creatures in a particular order. This scheme is
imaginary because it has never been proved that there is an evolu-
tionary relation between these different classes. Ernst Mayr, one of the
most important proponents of the theory of evolution in the twenti-
eth century, contends in his book One Long Argument that "particularly
historical [puzzles] such as the origin of life or of Homo sapiens, are ex-
tremely difficult and may even resist a final, satisfying explanation." 15
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 pale-
oanthropologists have revealed that Australopithecus, Homo habilis
and Homo erectus lived at different parts of the world at the same
time. 16
Moreover, a certain segment of humans classified as Homo erectus
have lived up until very modern times. Homo sapiens neandarthalensis
and Homo sapiens sapiens (modern man) co-existed in the same re-
gion. 17
This situation apparently indicates the invalidity of the claim that
they are ancestors of one another. A paleontologist from Harvard
University, Stephen Jay Gould, explains this deadlock of the theory of
evolution although he is an evolutionist himself:
What has become of our ladder if there are three coexisting lineages of ho-
minids (A. africanus, the robust australopithecines, and H. habilis), none
clearly derived from another? Moreover, none of the three display any evolu-
tionary trends during their tenure on earth. 18
Put briefly, the scenario of human evolution, which is sought to be
upheld with the help of various drawings of some "half ape, half
human" creatures appearing in the media and course books, that is,
frankly, by means of propaganda, is nothing but a tale with no scien-
tific ground.
Lord Solly Zuckerman, one of the most famous and respected scien-
tists in the U.K., who carried out research on this subject for years,