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Top 10 Myths about Evolution. Evolutionary Myths. During the December break, I followed some discussions, and saw a well-read atheist, proclaim that the human embryo had gills, and this was proof of the link between man and fish… I could only chuckle at the idea. So I thought about discussing this and some other myths.. In an article, Eric J. Blievernicht mentions being handed a book from his then retiring biology teacher.

The following was stated there: "The fish, reptile, and human embryos each form an internal skeleton, including vertebral column, skull, ribs, limb girdles, and limb cartilages. Ibid, pp. 488-489 He further mentions that a fellow student pointed to human gill slits as "proof" of evolution. He states the following… “Nor is this intellectual hangover from the 19th century confined to old biology textbooks and ignorant biochemistry students. The idea that human foetuses have gill slits is a part of what was known as the Biogenetic Law. Biologist Dr. Further information Other vestigial myths The Human tail.

Top Ten Myths About Evolution. Steven Dutch, Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay First-time Visitors: Please visit Site Map and Disclaimer. Use "Back" to return here. 1. Humans Evolved From Monkeys Humans and great apes had a common ancestor about 5 million years ago Humans and monkeys had a common ancestor about 50 million years ago. Nowhere, except in the most illiterate anti-evolution literature, will you find a claim that humans evolved from monkeys. 2. “Theory” does not mean “hypothesis” or “guess” “Theory” means an organized set of related ideas. Number Theory is the branch of mathematics that deals with the properties of numbers. 3. If you find your house trashed and your TV and stereo missing, will you hesitate to call the police because nobody saw it happen? 4. Maybe not. 5. Critics of evolution are fond of citing Piltdown Man or Nebraska Man (actually the tooth of a fossil pig erroneously claimed to be human). 6.

This is a claim for which there is a monosyllabic definition: lie. The Rough Guide to Evolution. One of the things I discovered while writing The Rough Guide to Evolution was how much that I thought I knew about Darwin and his theory of evolution turned out to be wrong. There are many suppositions masquerading as facts-- for example, how many times have you seen it written that Darwin suffered from Chagas disease or his daughter Annie died from tuberculosis, when there is no way anyone can make a definitive diagnosis in either case. These are just educated guesses. And despite what Claire claims in the TV series Heroes, Darwin never said "It is not the strongest species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the ones most responsive to change"--that quote originates from Clarence Darrow!. But worse still, there are plenty of myths among the dozen things that everyone "knows" about Darwin that have no substance in fact or which can neither be falsified nor verified.

To liven things up for the Year of Darwin, here is my choice of ten myths about Darwin and his life and times!