Then we DIDN'T evolve! The system has been feeding us THE BIG LIE!
That's classic stuff. I first read "Big Daddy" about ten years ago, and I was amused to see Robert Pennock summarize its plot in 'Tower of Babel.'
You're right, that's a Herculean leap: if the fossil record is mistaken, then JESUS IS YOUR LORD AND SAVIOR!!
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En la tierra de ciegos, el tuerto es el Rey.