CelticBear’s Musings

One of the things that always rises volcanic ire in me is when people say “we evolved from monkeys.” No, no we didn’t, and not an evolutionist alive in the last 150 years has ever said such a thing. We and monkeys share a common ancestor that branched off, into multiple branches, throughout the millennium.

Another misstatement propagated by creationists that totally gets me up in arms is “Well, it’s just a theory!” Revealing an utter lack of understanding in what exactly a “theory” is.

Another is the myth of the “missing link” that creationists keep harping on as never being found…even though the concept of a “missing link” is completely unnecessary to evolution.

These and seven other myths of evolution are explained and discussed in a new book: The Top 10 Myths About Evolution. The Web site is interesting, and I look forward to reading the book, but anyone with a little time can easily use the Web (or talk to a university biologist) to understand these myths. But, might as well buy the book and have it all in one nice compact collection.

(I’m going to be posting soon, and more, on positive things as described in my last blog Scholastic Success and Positivism. But I need to purge some negative things first. *g*)