Human Evolution Tree and March of Progress
Do Natural History Museums Display the Truth About Origins? • 06-Oct-2020
Natural History Museums and school textbooks display human evolution “trees” or “march of progress” infographics that supposedly show humans evolving from ape-like creatures over millions of years. Do these human evolution trees reflect the truth about our origins? Or does the Biblical account actually have more evidence?
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