There
> are *many*
> fossils already discovered that belonged to primate species that
> precededthe split between the current living human and non-human
> primates.
Dear Ron,
I'm not thinking of early primates in general, I'm thinking more
specifically of the common ancestor of man and the great apes. That
has yet to be identified.
> As you imply, Dr. Maneck, the term "Missing Link" has no
> scientific meaning.
> There is no such thing as the missing link. Species continually
> evolve and
> there is no sense in which any individual fossil remains represent
> a special
> and unique "missing link" .
Correct. But this was not something that was generally recognized in
Abdu'l-Baha's time. There was popularly thought to be a 'link' between
humanity and the apes as they currently existed, i.e. that we
descended directly from Chimpanzees, for instance.
>
in other words, the
> statement of
> the Master's being quoted, has no scientific meaning, and
> therefore it can
> not be falsified nor proven correct; it is not a scientific
statement.
Correct. What Abdu'l-Baha was debunking was a popular misunderstanding
of evolution.
warmest, Susan
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