Record of the Rocks
WHAT DOES THE “RECORD OF THE ROCKS” REALLY SHOW?
While artists’ depictions of ape-like ancestors strive to provide us with missing links, we now know that fossils indistinguishable from modern humans can be traced all the way back to 4.5 million years ago (using evolutionary dating methods).
This suggests that true humans were on the scene before australopithecines appeared in the fossil record. Additionally, we now know that anatomically modern Homo sapiens, Neanderthals, archaic Homo sapiens, and Homo erectus all lived as contemporaries at one time or another.
None of these creatures evolved from a more robust form to a more gracile condition. Additionally, all the fossils ascribed to the Homo habilis category are contemporary with Homo erectus. Thus Homo habilis not only did not evolve into Homo erectus, but it could not have evolved from Homo erectus.
More than 6,000 human-like fossils exist. Some are partial skulls, while others may be only a few teeth. Most of these fossils can be placed into one of two groups: apes or humans. A few fossils do have odd characteristics or show abnormal bone structure. But does that mean humans evolved? No. It simply means that we have variations in bone structure—variations you probably can see all around you. Some heads are big; others are small. Some noses are pointed, and some are flat. Some jawbones look angled, while some look square. Does that mean some of us still are “evolving”? Or does it mean that there are occasional differences in humans?
Remember this simple exercise the next time you see a picture of one of those ape-like creatures displayed prominently across the front cover of a national news magazine. Look at a skeleton (any one will do) and try to draw the person that used to live with that bony framework. What color was the hair? Was it curly, or straight? Was the person a male or a female? Did he or she have chubby cheeks, or thin? These are difficult (if not impossible!) questions to answer when we are presented only a few bones with which to work.
The reconstructions you see in pictures are not based merely on the fossil evidence, but also are based on what evolutionists believe these creatures “should” have looked like.
The fossil evidence itself, however, is clear. Man always has been man; he did not evolve over millions of years. Rather, God, the Giver of life, created mankind on the sixth day of creation, just as the Bible states (Genesis 1:26-27).
The Truth About Human Origins
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While artists’ depictions of ape-like ancestors strive to provide us with missing links, we now know that fossils indistinguishable from modern humans can be traced all the way back to 4.5 million years ago (using evolutionary dating methods).
This suggests that true humans were on the scene before australopithecines appeared in the fossil record. Additionally, we now know that anatomically modern Homo sapiens, Neanderthals, archaic Homo sapiens, and Homo erectus all lived as contemporaries at one time or another.
None of these creatures evolved from a more robust form to a more gracile condition. Additionally, all the fossils ascribed to the Homo habilis category are contemporary with Homo erectus. Thus Homo habilis not only did not evolve into Homo erectus, but it could not have evolved from Homo erectus.
More than 6,000 human-like fossils exist. Some are partial skulls, while others may be only a few teeth. Most of these fossils can be placed into one of two groups: apes or humans. A few fossils do have odd characteristics or show abnormal bone structure. But does that mean humans evolved? No. It simply means that we have variations in bone structure—variations you probably can see all around you. Some heads are big; others are small. Some noses are pointed, and some are flat. Some jawbones look angled, while some look square. Does that mean some of us still are “evolving”? Or does it mean that there are occasional differences in humans?
Remember this simple exercise the next time you see a picture of one of those ape-like creatures displayed prominently across the front cover of a national news magazine. Look at a skeleton (any one will do) and try to draw the person that used to live with that bony framework. What color was the hair? Was it curly, or straight? Was the person a male or a female? Did he or she have chubby cheeks, or thin? These are difficult (if not impossible!) questions to answer when we are presented only a few bones with which to work.
The reconstructions you see in pictures are not based merely on the fossil evidence, but also are based on what evolutionists believe these creatures “should” have looked like.
The fossil evidence itself, however, is clear. Man always has been man; he did not evolve over millions of years. Rather, God, the Giver of life, created mankind on the sixth day of creation, just as the Bible states (Genesis 1:26-27).
The Truth About Human Origins
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