MidnightCall Magazine
In this issue:
- Before the Last Flood — By Norbert Lieth
- Gaza Flotilla: Aggression or Self-Defense? — By Arno Froese
- Far East AsiaTrendsToday – Part III:Geo-prophecy or Geopolitics? — By Wilfred Hahn
News From Israel MagazineIn this issue:
- The Myth of the Al-Aqsa Mosque: Part 1 — By Herbert Novitsky
- ON THE HORIZON:
- Obama Honors Jewish Heritage Month
- Building an Electronic Human Brain
- ‘Iran Critics Must Get Rid of Nukes,’ Says Turkish PM
- Israel Joins Prestigious OECD Club
- Israel Accepted after Unanimous Vote
- Spy Satellite Successfully Launched
Scientists Say Ida Is the Missing Link
The missing link is missing no longer, apparently. And her name is Ida.
Scientists announced that a diminutive, 47-million-year-old skeleton is the true bridge between mankind and mammals. The discovery would “rewrite history,” they said – an idea that was contested by creationists and pounced upon by the press.
“This fossil is so complete. Everything is there. It’s unheard of in the primate record at all. You have to get to human burial to see something that’s this complete,” said Jorn Hurum, a paleontologist with the University of Oslo who led the research.
“This fossil will probably be pictured in all the textbooks for the next 100 years. This is the first link to all humans – truly a fossil that links world heritage,” he said.
His peers were equally enthusiastic over the bones, discovered in a German quarry and so detailed that the creature’s last meal was still evident, along with impressions of skin and hair.
"It’s really a kind of Rosetta Stone,” said Philip Gingerich, a paleontologist with the University of Michigan.
There’s a new book, The Link, being published, and a movie of the same name will premiere on the BBC, the History Channel and other networks. “Revealing the Link,” a new interactive Web site, explains all things Ida; a replica skeleton is destined for New York’s Museum of Natural History as well.
But not everyone shares in the Ida adulation.
“This is an incredible piece of hype to popularize a movie and a book. It’s hard to believe that this story took off, but the media picked up on very emotional claims about the ‘missing link.’ It’s created good publicity,” said Ken Ham, president of Answers in Genesis and founder of the Creation Museum.
“What was wrong with all the other fossils over the years? Why get so excited with this one?” he asked.
“This is a noteworthy fossil find because it’s so complete. But comparing it to the Rosetta Stone is quite an exaggeration,” said David DeWitt, director of Creation Studies at Liberty University.
“They say ‘we have proof’ of the missing link. A few years later, they’ll claim they have proof all over again. The important question is this: Where did the genetic information come from that produced that skeleton in the first place? It’s not random chance,” Mr. DeWitt said.
http://www.washingtontimes.com, 20 May 2009
The wishful “missing link” only exists in the imagination of those who believe man is a product of evolution. From biblical perspectives, we know that man continues to elevate animals to the level of human beings on the one hand, and on the other hand, man is being debased to the level of animals. The Bible identifies the epitome of Satan’s product, the Antichrist, with the word “animal” (beast).
Archaeologists and historians have documented abundantly the worshiping of animals by man. It is not surprising, therefore, to see the new type of “worshiping animals” in the form of excessive spending of resources for pet care, while literally hundreds of millions, even billions of people around the world are starving because of the lack of food and healthcare.
For more information on this subject, read Revelation 13: Satan’s Last Victory (Item 1067, available end of July).