SCISSION XI - CONCLUSION
The author has coursed over a rather wide range. The work started at
'the Beginning' and laid out a picture of empirical science and its
possible shortcomings. Next we touched on the issues of creationism vs
evolution, and highlighted the demand of some scientists that evolution
now be accepted as settled science.
We studied history and some of the conflicting data that appears to be
suppressed by the 'Darwinist-influenced' historians. Some historical
artifacts appear to define ancient humankind as more advanced than
current science may be comfortable with. We have attempted to build a
case that the beginning of the technological historical timeline needs
to be pushed back a bit further, that 'primitive man' may have not been
so primitive. Furthermore, many modern thinkers - probably influenced
by the theory of evolution - attempt to account for advanced
technologies among societies considered to be primitive by posing the
idea of extra-terrestrial aliens injecting superior abilities.
Even events interpreted as strange but 'spiritual' in the past have
lately been reinterpreted to be manifestations of space alien
interruptions or even invasions. No rationalizations for these
intrusions is offered; we are just to accept that the people involved
in the event had no real understanding of the natural world because
they lacked our evolutionary advantage.
We quoted Dr. Samuel Noah Kramer in his book, History Begins at Sumer,
as saying 'Furthermore he [the Sumerian thinker] lacked such
fundamental intellectual tools as definition and generalization, and
had practically no insight into the processes of growth and
development, since the principle of
evolution, which seems so obvious now, was entirely unknown to
him.'
Further, the book entitled The
Intellectual Adventure of Ancient Man was quoted as saying that
the ancients were similar to modern savages.
An attempt is made to show that 'evolution' has not particularly
affected human nature, that humans appear to be what they always were:
flawed. A difference between ancient, somewhat moral, 'law codes' and
modern 'statutory law' is outlined.
Some question is raised as to whether modern evolution of values such
as dress and style do not mirror primitive styles - almost as a
throwback.
Drastic changes in the structure and definition of the family have
taken place in modern times. The consequences may prove dire, as
pointed out by anthropologist Margaret Meade.
The concept of 'evolution' or 'evolving' has entered our very way of
thinking, our way of perceiving our environment and our past. Sometimes
we even project our evolutionary ideas on our ancient ancestors.
Finally we considered life
itself, its meaning, its origins and perhaps its future. Has evolution
affected life or has life affected evolution?
The point of this book is that evolution has invaded our every day
thinking, our view of our environment, our world around us. The bias is
so deep-seated that we are often unaware how it affects our values.
With the growth of the concept of evolution people have come to see themselves as
just another animal. This has caused a decline in moral values,
in community values, in productivity in human relations.
Science consistently tells us that they are on the verge of
understanding life, of creating life. This author believes that life
cannot be created by any other than our Creator: G*d. Because 'life' is
a spirit, whether in plants or animals; whether in bacteria or in
humans. Science does not recognize spirit,
and will therefore find the hurdle of creating life insurmountable.
This author believes that it is quite possible that approximately
12,000 years ago, when the glacial ice cover began to recede, that the
ocean levels began to rise at least 40 to 50 feet the world over,
hundreds of feet in some locations. This drastic change submerged some
previous cultures, perhaps technologically advanced civilizations,
setting the developmental clock back considerably. This coastal deluge
has possibly hidden evidence of technologies, technologies that may not
be that closely related to the advances we take for granted today.
One example of this possibility is the submerged area off the coast of
Yonaguni, Japan, a small island southwest of Japan and near Taiwan; it
divides the South China Sea and the Pacific Ocean. Whether the
underwater site is natural geological formation or an ancient man-made
step pyramid complex is quite controversial and will have to remain
undecided for the present time.
Dr. Robert Schoch, mentioned earlier in this work, tends to believe
that the underwater structures are natural, but points out that there
are also ancient tombs and other structures on shore that also mirror
some of the off-shore artifacts1|. He
hypothesizes that perhaps the older native population made use of
existing rock structures, some now below sea level.
One fact supporting this idea of lost distant technologies is that we
'moderns' look at these above sea level cyclopean achievements such as
Baalbek in Lebanon, and are unable to posit a theory as to how they
were accomplished. Indeed, the fact is that some of the evidence for
these cultures exists at great heights, such as the Altiplano in the
Andes, where rising waters possibly could not touch them.
The fact that many myths, such as pre-Columbian myths of creation and
learning, are shared across many cultures and even across continents,
may be evidence of an earlier world-wide commerce and trading system.
Or conversely, it may hint at Pangaea,
one huge continent that got broken up by cataclysmic forces, based on a
theory of continental drift by Alfred Wegener, a German geophysicist.
Genesis 10:25 says that in the days of Peleg the Earth was divided.
Perhaps the passage should be taken literally. The name 'Peleg' means
'division', but also a 'water course'.
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Was the time of Peleg the time when the continents were separated
by wide oceans? One new method of dividing the ages of the Earth is to
number the eons since Earth reportedly began 4.5 billion years ago.
According to this construct we are in the Phanerozoic [Phanærozoic]
Eon, named for the period during which abundant animal life has existed
[Greek: phaneros 'visible' + zōē 'life' (as in zoology
'study of animal life')]. It started approximately 542 million years
ago and apparently extends into the present; it includes the geologic
'ages': the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic.
Some geologists believe that the division of the continents has taken
place over the course of the Phanerozoic Eon. Others believe that the
process has taken place four times, one occasion, called Nuna, taking place 2.0 - 1.8
billion years ago2|.
Obviously by this reckoning it is unlikely that Pangaea occurred in
Peleg's lifetime. If it turns out that the division did occur within Peleg's lifetime,
it will require a gargantuan battle to establish it unquestioningly -
due to the theory of evolution,
of course.
Traditionalists will ask, 'Do you really believe that the world was
created 6 thousand years ago?' As indicated by the calendar presented
in the beginning of this work, this author believes that this creation
could have started in 4713 BCE. As noted then, there may well have been
previous 'creations'. From a spiritual point of view, whatever the
nature of the previous creation
may have been, we who live within this creation are bound by the nature of
the rules of this particular material manifestation. In this creation God designed a plan
whereby, as far as humans are concerned, there is no remission of sin
without shedding of blood3|.
Further, Jesus Christ paid that price for all who will accept His
sacrifice.
We see blood sacrifice in social cultures as early as recorded history
reveals. When Adam and Eve were discovered in their 'fall', G*d made
them coats of skin - that is, G*d killed animals, shedding their blood,
and made clothing from their skins, showing the way to all future
generations4|.
All throughout this current creation
this principle has remained inviolate.
This whole scenario implies that there were previous creations,
of such a duration as we cannot know for sure. Were these civilizations
technologically advanced? Did G*d bury the evidence of these creations
so that the present population could not know for sure about their
situation? Could there be a long segmented string of such creations
throughout the pre-historic past?
It has long been recognized that Genesis does not insist that there was
only one creation, that there were possibly multiple creations5|.
We may presume that each manifestation established G*d's purpose for
that time, to accomplish G*d's will in that setting. In this present
manifestation it would seem that the lesson to humankind is that, while
sin will out, the sacrifice of blood will cover that transgression.
That sacrifice has selflessly been made by our Intercessor: Jesus
Christ.
From this point of view we could call this 'age' the 'Julian Age'6|, or
perhaps more accurately, the 'Christian Age'. The statement by
Christians that there is no other name by which one can be saved
is often critically rejected. The statement does not say at what point
that acceptance must be embraced; perhaps one is shown the truth and
given the choice at the point of death, perhaps later, perhaps not at
all by our human concept. The point is that it is not the place of the
believer to judge others; that is the exclusive task of the Divinity.
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Will Durant, author and historian [1885 – 1981], had a thing or two to
say about how historians treat with primitive cultures. In his work
'Our Oriental Heritage' he says that primitive societies, rather than
being our ancestors, may be remnants of older higher cultures that
declined due to drastic environmental changes. He felt that we could
not properly evaluate pre-historic man, addressing the inter-glacial
periods mainly, that time had destroyed the pertinent evidence.
Museums have some incredible artifacts of possible advanced
technologies in the dim past; the problem is how to deal with them. Do
we ascribe them to ancient extra-terrestrial astronauts? Do we ascribe
them to lost advanced civilizations? Do we just ignore them... or call
them hoaxes and deprecate them?
This work could have catalogued many instances of historians and
archaeologists who have made the unfortunate mistake of discovering
data or posing theories that cannot be assimilated into the body
politic of the science and thus had their careers and their lives
ruined. Is this science or religion? Is this logic or tyranny?
Marcelino Sanz
de Sautuola -
approximately
1880.
de Sautuola's drawing in 1880
of cave pictures - with one color picture of a bison inserted by
this author.
In 1879 amateur archaeologist Marcelino Sanz de
Sautuola discovered paintings in a cave at Altamira, Spain. Sautuola
and archaeologist Juan Vilanova y Piera from the University of Madrid
did excavations within the cave and in 1880 they published a piece
claiming the paintings to be Paleolithic in origin [2.6 million years
to 10,000 years ago.] Contemporary experts roundly condemned the
conclusions of the pair, even claiming that they were forgeries. The
reason for rejecting the Paleolithic origin of the paintings was that
the excellent artistic quality of the art was not possible in such
primitive humans, and the preservation of such art for so long a period
of time was beyond credibility7|.
Portions of the pigments used would actually come loose with the touch
of a finger. Sautuola was accused of having hired a local painter to
create the art work. The experts vigorously refuted any prehistoric
claims at the 1880 Prehistorical Congress in Lisbon. Essentially the
life of Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola ended in 1888 in total disgrace.
In 1902 more cave paintings were discovered in France and Spain. To his
credit, the main critic of Sautuola, Émile Cartailhac, apologized and
eventually became a leading expert involved with prehistoric cave
painting8|.
In 2008 the Altamira cave art was found by scientists utilizing
Uranium-thorium dating to date to between 25,000 and 40,000 years
old9|.
What technological implications might be implied concerning
paint pigments that remain soft and usable for tens of thousands of
years? Do we have such colored paint materials today?
Still, this vignette serves to point out how the modern view of ancient
man has to be bludgeoned into respectful change, probably due to the
impact of Darwin's evolutionary theories. In the intervening process
people's lives have been disgraced, not out of pursuit of scientific
debate but by condemnation born out of pure unmitigated (evolutionary)
bias.
Will science expand its limits or will it defend its limitations? The
choice would appear to be the latter for the foreseeable future, at
least as far as the history of mankind is concerned.
American writer and poet William Cullen Bryant (1794 – 1878)
perceptively penned,
Truth crushed to earth will
rise again,
The eternal years of God are hers;
But error, wounded, writhes in pain,
And dies among her worshippers10|.
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[All web links acquired in Summer
of 2014]
1| Robert Schoch, 'Yonaguni, Japan'; see at: http://www.robertschoch.com/yonagunicontent.html
2| Richard A. Lovett, 'Supercontinent Pangaea Pushed, Not Sucked, Into
Place'; National Geographic
News; September 5, 2008; see at:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/09/080905-pangaea-suction.html
3| Hebrews 9:22, King James Version
4| Genesis 3:21, King James Version; it is noteworthy that Cain
sacrificed the fruits of his labor in the
fields [signifying his 'works'], while Abel
sacrificed from his flocks [signifying that he had learned
from God's example to shed blood for all
transgressions.] Thus Genesis 4 states that God had respect
regarding Abel's offering, but unto Cain's
offering He had no respect.
5| This statement does not refer to the 'two-creation story' theory -
the Elohim of Gen. 1:1-2:3 and
YHVH
of Gen. 2:4-24; rather it holds that the text hints at numerous
possible creation efforts; for
one example, see the Jewish Shmitot, which posits that
information about the previous cycles to this
current one is hidden in the proper reading of
the text; for this and other interesting views on Darwin
see: http://www.reference.com/browse/Jewish_views_on_evolution
6| The Julian Calendar, the calendar in use at the time of the ministry
of Jesus, is named after Julius
Caesar; it incorporated some inaccuracies and
motivated further corrections over the centuries;
still, the Julian Calendar has remained a
viable instrument even into this modern age.
7| Gregory Curtis, 'The Cave Painters: Probing the Mysteries of the
World's First Artists'; Anchor
Books, Random House, Inc., NY; pp 48-53; 2006.
8| Ibid.
9| A. W. G. Pike et al, 'U-Series Dating of Paleolithic Art in 11 Caves
in Spain'; Science, Vol. 336 no.
6087, pp. 1409-1413; 15 June 2012; abstract
at: http://www.sciencemag.org/content/336/6087/1409
10| William Cullen Bryant, 'The Battlefield', Poems by William Cullen
Bryant, Katz Bros., 1854; see at:
The Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/16341/16341-h/16341-h.htm#page222
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