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none of the three display any evolutionary trends during their

tenure on earth. 144

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 which are

frankly a means of propaganda, is nothing but a legend with no

scientific ground.

Lord Solly Zuckerman, one of the most famous and respected

scientists in the U.K. who carried out research on this subject for years

and particularly studied Australopithecus fossils for fifteen years,

finally concluded (despite being an evolutionist himself) that there is,

in fact, no family tree branching from ape-like creatures to man.

Zuckerman also made an interesting "spectrum of science." He

formed a spectrum of the sciences, ranging from those he considered

scientific to those he considered unscientific. According to

Zuckerman's spectrum, the most "scientific" – that is, depending on

concrete data fields of science – are chemistry and physics. After

them come the biological sciences and then the social sciences. At the

far end of the spectrum, which is considered to be the most

"unscientific," are "extrasensory perception" (concepts such as

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