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Did humans descend only and exclusively from primates - as Charles Darwin and countless other great minds assumed - or did additional 'engines' intervene in evolution?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eToday it is clear: countless questions can no longer be answered with the previous theory of evolution. There is a form of life called 'Blob' (\u003cem\u003ePhysarum polycephalum\u003c\/em\u003e). The 'thing' has neither eyes nor ears, neither a mouth nor a nose or even a brain. Nevertheless, it takes in food, overcomes obstacles by the shortest route, and exchanges information with other 'blobs.' The 'blob' contradicts any evolutionary thought that one develops from the other. Or the 'gastric-brooding frogs' (\u003cem\u003eRheobatrachus\u003c\/em\u003e) found in Australia. They hatch their young in the stomach. Impossible in a slow, evolutionary process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEverywhere there are characteristics of animals that do not want to fit into the theory of evolution anywhere. And man? Are we really the most adapted life-form on this planet? Today, more and more scientists who contradict the previous theory of evolution speak out. The theory fits the changes within the species, but it can no longer be reconciled with the inner workings of the cell. Some other influence that has so far escaped us is affecting evolution. It is called 'Intelligent Design.' Intelligent planning is suspected behind this. Anyone or anything - a spirit of the universe? Aliens? - could be behind this planning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eErich von Däniken uses countless examples to demonstrate the impossibility of the previous evolutionary idea. He quotes scientists who argue against the previous teaching, but also those who defend it. Unfortunately, established science still refuses to look at discrepancies and holes in the theory of evolution, even though it is quite obvious that there is more going on with regard to the development of all species, as well as human culture, than could be explained by the theory of evolution alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46854510477548,"sku":"9781637480052","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781637480052.jpg?v=1759244845"},{"product_id":"the-gods-were-astronauts-by-erich-von-daniken-9781637480007","title":"The Gods Were Astronauts","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBestselling author Erich von Däniken explores the evidence of ancient visitors treated as gods in religious scripture and mythology. 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The Gods were here. But when will they return? Or have they ever really left?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe culmination of long-term research, \u003ci\u003eEnoch and the Return of the Gods\u003c\/i\u003e argues that we are very much in the minds and eyes of other cosmic life-forms and that, as a result, many of the dramatic historical events and remarkable teachings of religious texts should be reinterpreted. The words of the Bible are at the centre of his text-critical interpretations that pick apart the sense and nonsense of religious views. 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