Rebuttal To “If humans are unrelated to apes, why do we share a similar adrenal cortex? Or is this a science q
I agree,
The knee joint of “Lucy” (Australopithecus afarensis) was discovered in the Fall of 1973 near Hadar in the Afar Triangle of Ethiopia over a mile away and 200 feet deeper than the other bones (uncovered in Oct. 1974) –which Johanson incredibly claims to have belonged to the same individual!! Actually, the ulna:humerus ratio of these bones is 92.5%, well within the range of true ape [chimpanzee (95%) vs. human (80%)]. In addition, the valgus angle (i.e., a measure of the extent that the leg above the knee bends outward or laterally) of Johanson’s 1974 bones is about 15 degrees, which is indicative of a strong tree climber like an orangutan or spider monkey. Professional concensus as to “Lucy’s” identity now favors that of arboreal ape, not an ape-to-man hominid intermediate.
As a professed Bible believer, you will enjoy perusing the following scholarly works written for the interested layman:
Evolution: the fossils Still say No! (1995) by Duane T. Gish [who will be in Glen Rose, Tx., on June 3rd] and Bones of Contention (1992) by Marvin L. Lubenow [available at the Creation Evidence Museum].