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May 2, 1951
The Key West Citizen
Key West, Monroe County, Florida
What is this article about?
Fossil skull found in Kenya, 25 million years old, bridges apes and humans in evolution studies. Author praises scientific quest amid religious tensions and reflects on whether modern humans resemble ancient apes, upholding belief in divine creation.
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WERE GREAT APES MEN?
The anthropologists of the world are interested in the fossil skull of a creature, found in Kenya, East Africa, with features that more closely resemble man than any found in gorillas, chimpanzees or orangutans, now extant. The bones were found, in deposits of a geological era which existed, so the experts say, some twenty-five million years ago.
The experts are interested in their effort to fit the gap between the great apes of prehistoric times and man. They seek to establish, as fact or fancy, the evolution of human life from early forms of creatures resembling apes. Whether they succeed in their study is not important but their quest for truth, regardless of ecclesiastical difficulties, is to be commended.
Personally, we are not as much interested in the question whether the early apes resemble man as we are in whether modern man resembles the early apes. This latter query, we think, should engage the serious interest of all individuals who, despite the errors, sins and inhumanities of man; cling hopefully and with great faith to the belief that man was created in the image of God.
The anthropologists of the world are interested in the fossil skull of a creature, found in Kenya, East Africa, with features that more closely resemble man than any found in gorillas, chimpanzees or orangutans, now extant. The bones were found, in deposits of a geological era which existed, so the experts say, some twenty-five million years ago.
The experts are interested in their effort to fit the gap between the great apes of prehistoric times and man. They seek to establish, as fact or fancy, the evolution of human life from early forms of creatures resembling apes. Whether they succeed in their study is not important but their quest for truth, regardless of ecclesiastical difficulties, is to be commended.
Personally, we are not as much interested in the question whether the early apes resemble man as we are in whether modern man resembles the early apes. This latter query, we think, should engage the serious interest of all individuals who, despite the errors, sins and inhumanities of man; cling hopefully and with great faith to the belief that man was created in the image of God.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Providence Divine
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Fossil Skull
Kenya Discovery
Human Evolution
Apes Resemblance
Gods Image
Where did it happen?
Kenya, East Africa
Story Details
Location
Kenya, East Africa
Event Date
Some Twenty Five Million Years Ago
Story Details
Anthropologists study a fossil skull from Kenya, 25 million years old, resembling man more than modern apes, to bridge prehistoric apes and human evolution. The author commends their truth-seeking despite religious challenges and questions if modern man resembles early apes, affirming faith in man created in God's image.