A GORILLA SPEAKS OUT AGAINST EVOLUTION - Keith W Stump - May 1981

Keith W Stump

Remarkable studies are revealing heretofore unknown characteristics and abilities of monkeys and apes. But can we gain a deeper understanding of the mysteries of our own abilities and natures by studying our anthropoid "cousins"? Where do the answers really lie - in biology or in religion? Since its release in 1968, the science-fiction film Planet of the Apes has enjoyed worldwide acclaim. Based on La Pianete des singes by the noted French author Pierre Boulle, the film poses an intriguing scientific hypothesis that has captured the imaginations of millions of moviegoers. The film's action takes place on a planet called Soror, in the Betelgeuse star system. Soror is a planet virtually identical with our Earth but with one important exception. On Soror - as the story goes evolution has favored the simian (ape) species instead of humans. On this bizarre world, it is the men who are naked, savage and speechless. The apes, on the other hand, are clothed, civilized and articulate. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library