We discussed why it took until the 1950's for Piltdown Man to be declared a complete fake. As stated, there were several anthropologists who from the very beginning who stated as such, but they were swept aside. It was not until the 1950's that the final verdict was in and Piltdown Man was declared a fake.
Remember, one of the reasons that Piltdown Man was viewed as "real" from the beginning was because many Europeans were willing to accept the idea that certain races (i.e. Europeans) were more advanced from an evolutionary perspective than other races (i.e. colonized peoples). Piltdown Man allowed this type of interpretation because it showed that human beings had a "missing link" between apes and humans (a false interpretation of evolution as described today). If there was a "missing link" then this was proof that certain species were more advanced than others.
By the 1950's, this view had been discarded. Combined with the idea that colonialism was on its way out,, this helped to discredit the very idea of Piltdown Man. If there was no more need for a "missing link" and there was no need to justify colonialization, then perhaps the whole idea of "Piltdown Man" should be reevaluated.
We will wrap this up tommorrow.
Have a great and fraud free day.
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Remember, one of the reasons that Piltdown Man was viewed as "real" from the beginning was because many Europeans were willing to accept the idea that certain races (i.e. Europeans) were more advanced from an evolutionary perspective than other races (i.e. colonized peoples). Piltdown Man allowed this type of interpretation because it showed that human beings had a "missing link" between apes and humans (a false interpretation of evolution as described today). If there was a "missing link" then this was proof that certain species were more advanced than others.
By the 1950's, this view had been discarded. Combined with the idea that colonialism was on its way out,, this helped to discredit the very idea of Piltdown Man. If there was no more need for a "missing link" and there was no need to justify colonialization, then perhaps the whole idea of "Piltdown Man" should be reevaluated.
We will wrap this up tommorrow.
Have a great and fraud free day.
http://www.tauskvega.com
------------------------->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>gene tausk
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