No, no, no these are some of the "supposed" missing links. They are usually hoaxes and more often then not are combinations of ape and human bones. There is a theory though that when then find fully human bones with a curve bent apperance that they are old, haven't you seen old people who a bent over like that. They aren't another species because they don't walk up right, they are just old
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They are usually hoaxes and more often then not are combinations of ape and human bones. The only known hoax till date has been the 'Piltdown Man' hoax that took place in England in early 1900's. And that hoax was debunked by the scientific community itself.
Makes sense. Since, you know, obviously it's easy to mistake an old person's skeleton for a primitive species of man since the anatomy of old persons are mysterious structures, unknown, unstudied, and unobserved with absolutely no experts in any field of even medical sciences who would spot that in fact that these fossils of primitive man are merely Homo Sapiens. Thank god we have people like you who can make these spectacular observations. Whenever we need someone to tell the difference between a chimp and an 8 year old, we'll be sure to call you.
Bones twist in old people? Are you sure on that one? What's osteoporosis then you dumbass? Are you sure it's not just decades of bad posture and sagging joints and tendons? There's 7 bones in your neck, 12 in your upper back, 5 in your lower back, 5 in your pelvis fused together and a further 5 in your tail. Idiot!
"No, no, no these are some of the "supposed" missing links. They are usually hoaxes and more often then not are combinations of ape and human bones."Though the term "missing link" is a very poor choice of words, fossils of human ancestors and other homonids are not "usually hoaxes," and when they are, review by other scientists reveals the hoax and science is set right.
"There is a theory though that when then find fully human bones with a curve bent apperance that they are old, haven't you seen old people who a bent over like that."
Many times the age of the fossilized animal can be estimated, but not because the fossil bones are curved.
"They aren't another species because they don't walk up right, they are just old"
If you knew anything about the subject you would realize that scientist use many other criteria to determine the species and age of bones and fossilized remains.
Anathema, remember, it's learn first, pontificate later.
Oh, grow up, Cursed Thing. Scientist use many criteria to determine the species and age of bones and fossilized remains. Whether or not they are curved is almost entirely meaningless as any curve could be imparted through several different postmortum events.
Actually, the only hoax I can think of in regards to human ancestors was the Piltdown Man.
Adding better terminology for reference: transitional fossil (there really are many, but those who want to deny evolution will keep asking for more in the gaps, just like they're inserting god in the gaps). Plus, fossils are rare, so it was quite a feat to find so many. Greatly helping was that scientific theories are not "just theories" and can also make predictions, like where to dig for probable future finds. When DNA was discovered, it actually confirmed and corrected models, providing additional evidence trails.
Then yeah, one past non-scientific hoax is certainly enough for them to create a parody of science straw man. Even about minor drawing errors of embryos in an old textbook, to claim that embryology does not see evidence of evolution (it's actually one of the other obvious trails of evidence).
Then they must blame the world of being under the power of Satan, because they see their obvious nonsense. Well, it's possible that it makes many believe that all Christians are that misinformed as a result of some vocal ignorants.
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