Which is why there is no excuse for evos continually depicting Neanderthals in the ape to human transition so famous in textbooks and excessively ape-like.
Let me rephrase that in a more accurate manner for you
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Which is why there is no excuse for people continually depicting Neanderthals in the ape to human transition so famous in textbooks and excessively ape-like.
And you're right, there is no excuse. People that depict Neanderthals in this manner are sloppy reserachers, who allow themselves to be influenced by pop culture images rather than primary research.
Once again, we see scientists showing that what is being taught is wrong, but it taking decades for those errors to leave college courses and textbooks.
Indeed, I turn once again to one of the most prominent evos for a quote here, Gould:
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...mindless recycling that has led to the persistence of these drawings in a large number, if not a majority, of modern textbooks...
He was referring to Herr Haeckel, but the same principle applies.
No 'evo' conspiracy, just the usual sloppy standards in education texts I'm afraid. Personally, I wish it were an evo conspiracy, it would probably be easier to solve.
I take it that you concede that evolutionists have also been trying to set the record straight on Boule's nonsense entering pop culture, and that the evo trend for this started in the 30s and gained serious weight in the 50s?
This message has been edited by Modulous, Mon, 09-January-2006 01:01 PM