The History Channel’s ’frenzy of speculation’ | The Institute for Creation Research

 
The History Channel’s ’frenzy of speculation’

On the evening of August 7, the History Channel aired Ape-to-Man, http://www.historychannel.com/apetoman/ a documentary on the evolution of man. The narrator described how the “tiniest fragments of the past” were used to finally piece together a “full story”—the story of man’s evolution.

Greatly expanded dates and generations were mentioned at the beginning. Supposedly 300,000 generations spanned over three million years. ICR scientists are currently addressing not only those great evolutionary ages but also issues such as cost theory and Haldane’s Dilemma, which articulates the biological impossibility of producing that many generations without a serious mutational overload (see http://www.icr.org/index.php?module=articles&action=view&ID=2460

As far as a historical narrative went, the History Channel indeed described the history of man’s vain search for his secular origin. The program mentioned Darwin’s publication of his infamous On the Origin of Species in 1859 that suggested the living world’s descent from a common ancestor. Such a process implied that man was also part of this evolutionary progression. Thus began the search by secular scientists to find our roots. Starting with the discovery of Neandertal Man in Europe, the historical narrative took the viewer to the South Pacific and the efforts of the Dutch physician Eugene Dubois and beyond. Evolutionists such as Joe Cain and England’s Neandertal expert Chris Stringer were interviewed throughout the program. While examining the history of fossil discoveries, the History Channel did, however, expose a number of hoaxes that litter the human evolution trail.

While the documentary rejected discredited evidence for evolution, it offered little credible scientific evidence for the evolution of man. The program instead of being a record of historical fact (what one would expect from the History Channel), was simply an exercise in speculation.

Please continue to log onto www.icr.org for more detailed analysis of Ape-to-Man.

The Latest
NEWS
Creation's Easter Message
While many Christians still consider the creation doctrine a fringe issue, a proper understanding of the Christian message finds creation at its core...

NEWS
ICR Veteran Don Barber Retires
Don Barber   After 34 years with the Institute for Creation Research, Director of Enterprise Technology Don Barber will retire...

CREATION.LIVE PODCAST
The Sanctity of Life | Creation.Live Podcast: Episode 23
Abortion is a big issue culturally and in the church. How can believers love our neighbors and act as the hands and feet of Christ when it comes...

NEWS
Plant Receptors Are Designed to Control Immunity and Development
God has designed plants to continuously track their environment.1 They do so with specially designed detectors (also called receptors) on...

CREATION PODCAST
Homo Naledi: The Lies Behind Evolution's Rising Star | The Creation...
Homo naledi, once evolution's 'rising star,' was considered to be a prime example of human evolution. But is it really proof? Or...

NEWS
A Subsurface Ocean on Mimas?
Scientists have analyzed data obtained from the Cassini spacecraft and concluded that irregularities in the orbit of Saturn’s moon Mimas indicate...

NEWS
In Theaters March 20 & 21: The Ark and the Darkness
Is Genesis true? What about Noah’s Flood? How did Noah fit the animals on the ark? Wasn’t it a local flood? Have you asked these questions? Though...

NEWS
Enigmatic Fossil Plants
The pre-Flood world thousands of years ago was unlike the world of today.1 Unfamiliar animals and plants were common, and there were a lot...

NEWS
Surprisingly Colorful Fossil Snail Shells
Finding organic compounds such as flexible dinosaur collagen and complete bone cells1,2 is becoming common, much to the shock and consternation...

NEWS
March 2024 ICR Wallpaper
"He is not here; for He is risen, as He said." (Matthew 28:6 NKJV) ICR March 2024 wallpaper is now available for mobile, tablet,...