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The Evolution Misconception

Harvard University, Stephen Jay Gould, explains this deadlock
of the theory of evolution although he is an evolutionist him-
self:

What has become of our ladder if there are three coexisting line-
ages of hominids (A. africanus, the robust australopithecines,
and H. habilis), none clearly derived from another? Moreover,
none of the three display any evolutionary 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 scientific ground.
Lord Solly Zuckerman, one of the most famous and re-
spected scientists in the U.K., who carried out research on this
subject for years, and particularly studied Australopithecus fos-
sils for 15 years, finally concluded, despite being an evolution-
ist himself, that there is, in fact, no such family tree branching
out from ape-like creatures to man.
Zuckerman also made an interesting "spectrum of science."
He formed a spectrum of sciences ranging from those he con-
sidered scientific to those he considered unscientific.
According to Zuckerman's spectrum, the most "scientific" –
that is, depending on concrete data – fields of science are chem-
istry and physics. After them come the biological sciences and
then the social sciences. At the far end of the spectrum, which
is the part considered to be most "unscientific," are "extra-sen-
sory perception" – concepts such as telepathy and sixth sense –

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