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"Something Very Unusual Happened"

You have to admit that when it comes to faith, some evolutionists possess a depth rarely found in most churches.

"Human ancestors evolved apart from the chimpanzees for hundreds of thousands of years, and then started breeding with them again before a final break," the Boston Globe reported this week (May 18, 2006).

That's right. The massive holes in the theory of evolution can be explained by one thing: sex with monkeys! (Note: Do not try this today. Rumor has it that the latest experiments have led to AIDS.)

This jungle fever revelation comes from the brilliant minds at Cambridge, Harvard and MIT. I applaud them for delving into the depths of the earth to understand our history, but the non-stop revision of the origin of the species has the distinct feel of a house built on sand. Every few years it shifts this way, then that way, never really looking all that stable.

Then there's the one possibility that the brilliant minds have such difficulty considering: a Creator.

It may be humbling and a bit spooky to allow the possibility that a Supreme Being exists and possesses the creativity to make things, but at least it's a firm foundation to build upon. Of course there are many unanswered questions. Mysteries abound. That's why it's so much fun to dig and ponder and theorize.

"The data were very, very unexpected and difficult to explain by what we knew," said Harvard's David Reich about the studies that led to the latest ideas.

Very unexpected indeed. But sex with monkeys? Is that the best you can do?

I guess when you refuse to consider all of the options -- including any aspect of the much derided "intelligent design" -- you don't have much to work with. Good luck, fellas. And watch out for any gorilla with a silly smile on his face.