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CREATION
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42
December 2012
Tom DeRosa
Good News
Why are monkeys and
gorillas so similar to humans?
Does this support evolution like
evolutionists say it does?
The theory of evolution tells
us that humans have evolved
from a common ancestor of
primates - such as gorillas,
monkeys and orangutans - over
the course of several millions
years. Almost everyone has been
exposed
to
this
type
of
propaganda in school textbooks,
public media and visits to zoos
and museums; all of which are
adorned with evolutionary half-
truths about our origins. Who
can forget those famous images,
cleverly crafted without any
anatomical proof, showing an ape
going through the different
evolutionary stages and ending
with a man walking upright and
neatly dressed? Although there is
some degree of similarity
between apes and man, we have
to be careful not to get caught up
in the all the hype that they are
distant relatives.
There are some common
characteristics between humans
andmonkeys, as demonstrated in
color
stereoscopic
vision,
fingernails, twomammary glands,
usually single births (and not
litters), large brain size compared
to body size, and external
appendages such as hands and
feet.
Many
evolutionary
enthusiasts are passionate about
these similarities, completely
losing sight that these same
characteristics can be found in
other animals as well. For
example, single births are not just
common for humans and apes,
but also for large animals like
bears, giraffes, horses, donkeys,
kangaroos, and even aquatic
mammals such as dolphins and
whales. Eagles, hawks and many
other birds of prey possess color
stereoscopic vision, just like
humans,
but
have
this
characteristic to a much higher
degree with the ability to see
more clearly from farther
distances. Observe the hands and
feet of possums and raccoons.
They certainly look similar to
humans, even in their attached
fingernails. Elephants have two
mammary glands in the front of
their abdomen, as well as a large
brain case, and are also
considered highly intelligent
animals. This is the bottom line:
evolution proposes that all of
these properties, although they
are not unique in biology, came
together through the inadequate
processes of natural selection and
beneficial mutation to produce
primates which include humans.
Darwinian
evolutionists
claim that these similarities are
proof of our common ancestry,
but they are unable to produce
the ancestor fossils that prove this
to be true. There is an
embarrassing
absence
of
transitions in the fossil record,
and these gaps exist for every
distinct group of organism
including “ape-to-man.” In the
period of evolutionary time
where the divergence is supposed
to have taken place between apes
and man, there is not one
chimpanzee, gorilla or orangutan
fossil that has been found. The
final verdict is that the fossil
evidence simply does not support
Darwinian common descent.
The famous expression “the
devil is in the details” is where the
man-to-ape comparison totally
collapses. In one of many
resources that address this issue,
a United Kingdom website
entitled, “Earth History; A New
Approach” (earthhistory.org.uk),
is particularly valuable. The site
presents 23 principal differences
between ape and man, boldly
stating, “In total, these differences
represent a high mountain for
Darwinian evolution (natural
selection working on chance
mutations) to climb – to say
nothing about mental and
spiritual differences.”
Referring to some of these
differences, consider that chimps
have no neck and therefore lack
mobility to move like humans,
who stand upright and need
flexibility tomove about. Humans
have an “S” shaped spine that
allows them to walk upright on
two legs, while apes have “C”
shaped spine because they are
designed to walk on all fours.
Humans have the potential of
making at least 250,000 facial
expressions, because of 54
subcutaneous
muscles
that
directly connect to the skin,
whereas chimps have only 30
facial muscles. The use of these
muscles and expressions help
humans
perform
social
interactive relationships that are
extremely complex, leaving a
colossal and inexplicable gap
between humans and chimps.
Chimps have a short thumb that
is relatively weak, compared to a
human’s strong opposable thumb
that includes three additional
muscles and a special saddle joint
to make the human thumb
extremely mobile. And let’s not
forget that the ape’s hands are
exact replicas of their feet, with an
opposable big toe designed for
grasping and holding on to tree
branches. From the evidence at
hand, the similarities are only very
superficial, while a closer look
reveals huge differences between
apes and men.
These are just a few examples
that speak of the vast differences
between apes and men. The list is
much longer, especially when we
address the differences that exist
on the molecular DNA level. This
evidence
contradicts
evolutionary theory, regardless of
what the liberal public media has
reported. In Genesis 1, “after its
kind” is mentioned ten times,
affirming
that
God
has
preprogrammed every living
organism to replicate itself. As we
have
already
noted,
the
anatomical evidence and the
fossil record leave no room for
evolution. Creationism is the
antithesis of evolution, which has
as its centerpiece a “no God”
mentality. Contrast this with the
biblical truth that the Creator
personally breathed into man,
giving him the spirit of life and a
special position in the entire
cosmos. As it states in Genesis
2:7, “And the Lord God formed
man of the dust of the ground,
and breathed into his nostrils the
breath of life; and man became a
living being.” As you can see,
when we examine the actual facts
surrounding the ape-to-man
controversy, the bulk of the
evidence supports the biblical
account of, “In the beginning God
created the heavens and the
earth,” (Genesis 1:1).
Tom DeRosa is the Executive
Director and Founder of Creation
Studies Institute, a national
creation ministry whose mission
is to reach the church community
with the truths of Creation and the
Gospel of Jesus Christ. He is an
author, teacher, and sought out
speaker with a passion to equip
other believers with the tools
needed to refute the lies of
evolution.
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