Unraveling the Origins Controversy Review

Unraveling the Origins Controversy Review

Chapter 8

Summary of the Chapter

In this chapter, “The Fossils tell the Story,” the author has discussed about fossils in detail. Apart from the science of fossils, its formation, their interpretations, its features has also been discussed in this chapter. The author has also highlighted the theory of Darwin regarding evolution in regards to the fossils. According to this chapter, the evolution of mankind can be studied more properly through analyzing the fossils. This shows that the fossils are very significant in order to study the origin and background of human beings. Furthermore, the fossils also enable the mankind to study about the various creatures which were there on the face of the Earth millions of years back. Through a proper study of these fossils, evidence of different concepts, theories and models are determined and presented by the experts. The chapter states that of these models, the most significant and prominent one is the creation model. These are some basic things which help the human being in studying the environment around him and how it was millions of years ago (DeWitt, 2007).

Review of the Chapter

Fossils are one the blessings of the nature to the mankind as it has not only helped the mankind to study their past but it has also helped them to study how the planet became the way it is now. There are various evidences provided by the fossils to the transitional change of not only human beings, but the transactional change of other species and geographic conditions of the world. According to the author, this transactional change had great impact on the upbringing and development of the nature. Fossils are not mere stones that are supposed to be kept in the museums as antiques but these fossils are a medium which can reveal many secrets of this world. Furthermore, through these fossils the history of the past species and the geographical conditions of the world can also be determined. The transaction of humans, animals, mountains, trees and all other things which are witnessed today can be studied with the help of these fossils.

According to this chapter, the discovery to various types of fossils resulted in raising various types of controversies. These controversies came into light because the knowledge and information that is present with the mankind is not complete and perfect. These evidences determined from the fossils, has conflicted ...