This document discusses theories about human origins, including creationism, evolution, and anthropology. It describes the emergence of two groups - polygenists who believed scientific inquiry should prevail over the Bible, and monogenists who defended the Bible's validity. The document outlines evolutionary theories including Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection. It describes early hominids like Australopithecus and Homo species, and identifies Homo sapiens as the only surviving human species with two main types, Neanderthals and Cro-Magnons. Other origin theories like theistic evolution and Raelism are also mentioned.

1. The Origin of Man

2. Questions to ponder
• Which is more reliable: Creation story or
The theory of evolution?
• Did we really come from Apes?
• Did aliens really come?

3. What is Anthropology?
Nominal:
anthropos meaning “man”
+ logos meaning “to reason or study”

4. Real: “the science of humanity,” which
studies human beings in aspects ranging
from the biology and evolutionary history
of Homo sapiens to the features of society
and culture that decisively distinguishes
humans from other animal species.
(Britannica, 2012)

5. Theories
• Creationism
• Evolution
• Theistic
• Other theories

6. Controversies arose that caused the
emergence of two groups…
1. Polygenists – scientific inquiry must
prevail over the Bible.
2. Monogenist – defend the validity of the
Bible

7. Creationism
• All species of animals at present as well
as those that have become extinct, are
relatives of the first species of animals
created by God in a week’s time.

8. • New Earth Creationist – Bible is
ABSOLUTE
• Old Earth Creationist = Believes that God
has created the earth + modern
technology and geologic evidence

9. Do you know when and at what
time the world was created?
According to Archbishop James Ussher in
the early 1600…
October 23, 4004, 9 p.m.

10. Evolution
• the process by which organisms change
from a simple one-celled organism to a
complex organism.

11. the lengthy process of change by which
people originated from ape-like ancestors.

12. Charles Darwin
• English Naturalist
• Developed the Theory of Natural Selection
became the foundation of modern
evolutionary thought

13. • In Evolution Theory…
God, Allah, or any other supreme being has
NOparticipation.
What did they believe in?

14. Theory of Natural Selection
• process by which organisms are able to
preserve themselves & reproduce by
acquiring positive traits as compared to
others. HOW?
• Survival of the fittest

15. What does science have to say?
• Scientists say that the earth,
for billions of years before,
was one big mass of land.

16. 1. Continental Drift - – horizontal
displacements of sections of the earth’s
surface
2. Land Bridges – disappeared due to the
rise of the water level due to the melting of
the glaciers.
– Most popular & accepted theory in terms of
Earth’s formation.

17. It looks like they
can be put
together!!!

19. Who were the first inhabitants?

20. According to science…
• Everyone came from primates.
• Closest relative of humans are the
Chimpanzees

21. Primate
Prosimians Anthropoids
Hominids
Pongids Homo

22. Australopithecine
Characteristics - Had both human and ape-like
features
1. Ape-like face proportions (flat nose,
strongly projected lower jaw

23. 2. Smaller braincase – usually 1/3 of the
regular modern human brain
3. Long strong arms with curved fingers
4. Small canine teeth
5. Bipedal

25. Homo
Characteristics:
1. Brain size is almost of the same size as
humans
2. Wide, fleshy nose
3. Face was flat

26. 4. prominent ridges over the brow
5. Arms are shorter
6. His longer legs
7. Approximately the same to modern
humans in terms of size – 4’9’’ – 6’1’’ and
88 – 150 lbs.

27. I want you to look closely at the person to
your right…
…the person to your left
…then to person behind you

29. 3 types of Homo
• Homo Habilis – “Man of Skill”
• Homo Erectus – “Man who walks upright”
• Homo Sapiens – “Man who thinks”

30. 2 Types of Homo Sapiens
1. Neanderthal
Characteristics:
–5.5 ft tall
–brains slightly
larger than modern man
–thick boned

31. 2. Cro – Magnon
Characteristics:
–High forehead
–Small brow ridges
–Well defined chin

32. What’s the problem Mr. Primate?
1. Knuckle walking – hard to gather food.
Became easier when they became
bipedal
2. Predators were everywhere
3. Vegetation were scattered

33. Theistic evolution
• God created the first organisms but it
mutated, adapted to the changing
environment, and so it evolved.

34. Other theories
Raelism
– Life was created by the ALIENS alone
- Does not believe in eternal life but in Life in
another planet

36. QUESTIONS???