OK - we talked about the publishing of Darwin's seminal work and the development of the idea that life on Earth evolved. As stated earlier, Darwin's work changed forever how we look at ourselves and the world.
Human evolution, however, was still viewed in many different ways during the late 19th and early 20th century. As stated, some groups in Europe viewed this new theory as "proof" that certain groups of humans were more "evolved" than other groups. This was the age of European imperialism and European groups dominated the world. It was easy to misinterpret the ideas of evolution to argue that if some groups were more evolved, other groups were less evolved. We will explore this more in future posts.
However, mixed in with this was also the idea that evolution was imperfect with many unanswered questions. One of these unanswered questions was the idea of the "missing link." Where was the "link" between humans and other primates. This question has long been answered, but during the 19th and early 20th centuries, this was an overriding question.
These two themes, the idea that certain groups were more advanced than others and the "missing link" combined to assist the hoax of the Piltdown Man when the Piltdown Man was "discovered" in 1912.
Have a great and fraud free day.
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Human evolution, however, was still viewed in many different ways during the late 19th and early 20th century. As stated, some groups in Europe viewed this new theory as "proof" that certain groups of humans were more "evolved" than other groups. This was the age of European imperialism and European groups dominated the world. It was easy to misinterpret the ideas of evolution to argue that if some groups were more evolved, other groups were less evolved. We will explore this more in future posts.
However, mixed in with this was also the idea that evolution was imperfect with many unanswered questions. One of these unanswered questions was the idea of the "missing link." Where was the "link" between humans and other primates. This question has long been answered, but during the 19th and early 20th centuries, this was an overriding question.
These two themes, the idea that certain groups were more advanced than others and the "missing link" combined to assist the hoax of the Piltdown Man when the Piltdown Man was "discovered" in 1912.
Have a great and fraud free day.
http://www.tauskvega.com
-------->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>gene tausk
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