By Amir D. Aczel
As the battle between the proponents of evolution and of intelligent design rages on, Aczel examines the earliest days of the controversy. The 1929 discovery of a skull of Homo erectus in a cave in China provided a much-sought link between humanity's ancient ancestor and modern Homo sapiens. The fossil, which became known as the Peking Man, could well have produced an internal conflict for Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, one of the paleontologists who discovered the skull, who was a Jesuit priest. Teilhard, however, did not believe that his religious beliefs should preclude the scientific study of human evolution. Aczel covers Teilhard's writings on science and religion, the Catholic Church's attempt to suppress his work, and the disappearance of the Peking Man fossils during the Japanese occupation of China. Finally, Aczel examines the proliferation of the fossil record and what post–Peking Man fossil discoveries can tell us about human origins.
Riverhead, 2007
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"Teilhard (who was a Jesuit priest), however, did not believe that his religious beliefs should preclude the scientific study of human evolution"
WOW WHAT A REVOLUTIONARY IDEA! :sarcastic:
We all could learn so much from de Chardin.
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1Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.
wow, this sounds really interesting!!
2I thought so Sasha. I'm thinking I'll get this book and give it as a Christmas gift to some of my friends
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3Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.
Very interesting Shi. Another free thinker suppressed by the Catholic church, lol. I would like to read it, but I hope I could get my head around it, it sounds detailed.
4What I find most interesting is how Teilhard could reconcile his faith with the discovery of empirical evidence proving evolution. Why so many find that an impossible task still baffles me.
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5Pagans rock!
I know! John Paul II issued a statement several years ago that said that the creation myths in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) are not inconsistant with the theory of evolution
6whats up, double negative?!
7It must be really hard for the Church to touch this subject considering that for a large number of ppl the need to believe in a divine intelligence without direct evidence is a fundamental component of their being due to the power of religion to comfort and to give a purpose to life.
Being a science lover and a believer, I think that the moral value of religion should be kept separate in our minds from the truth value of religion. And quite frankly I see no conflict in doing that.
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8Pagans rock!
Very interesting Shi! But sadly we continue discovering crimes made in the name of God.
9Fanaticism of any kind is scary.
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10Pagans rock!
You've given me things to think about. Your thoughts are well put.
I recently heard of a "Creationist Museum" i want to learn more about.
lol
11A friend said they claim there the extinction of dinosaurs was from over hunting.
Wow Jinx, that would change everything!
12LOL Jinx
Like the Young Earth Creationist movement that believes that the earth is only 6 tho years old, totally disregarding the empirical evidence that has been found every where.
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13Pagans rock!
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