We usually don’t stray far from Europe and the English-speaking countries for amusement, because although other cultures often provide anti-scientific letters and articles, their approach to these issues is … well, it’s too unfamiliar. But we’ll make an exception here.
We don’t like to embarrass people (unless they’re politicians, preachers, or other public figures), but we probably don’t have many readers in Swaziland so our customary discretion isn’t necessary here. The letter-writer is Qalakaliboli Dlamini. According to Wikipedia, Dlamini is a common surname in Swaziland and neighboring parts of South Africa. It is not only the name of today’s letter-writer, but also the name of the name of reigning royal family of Swaziland. We’ll give you a few excerpts from his letter, enhanced with our Curmudgeonly commentary and some bold font for emphasis. Here we go!
The discovery of bones that belonged to an ape, which has been christened `Homo Naledi’ at the cradle of humankind in South Africa has sparked renewed debate. There is a serious conflict of ideas concerning the discovery, such that it has exposed a conflict between science and history.
We’ve seen hundreds of letters about conflicts between science and religion, but this is the first one about a scientific conflict with history. This should be good. Here’s what we’re told about the history problem:
History tells us that these areas were inhibited by the Khoisan, Bushmen and pygmies before the great southwards migration of the 1400s. Now knowing that from history, we learn that the Dlamini travelled from East Africa together with other Nguni tribes during the 1400s, science then comes to tell us that the bones which are over 2.5 million years old, belonged to our ancestors. How then can Homo Naledi be our ancestor when we were not even in these parts of the continent?
Good question! Hey — there’s no historical record that the Curmudgeon family ever lived in that part of the world, so how could we be related to Homo Naledi? Let’s read on:
We should also understand that the Bushmen, Khoisan and Pygmies were very short people yet the bones discovered were of a more gigantic figure. Once again, this disputes the fact that Homo Naledi could have been human or an ancestor of any of the Nguni or Khoisan people. Allow me to say that there is more hogwash than truth in what the Wits University scientists are trying to make us believe. I will say it here and now, Homo Naledi or any ape species for that matter, is no ancestor of mine!
Can’t argue with that! He continues:
I totally dispute the scientific (Charles Darwin’s) theory of evolution. Charles Darwin (1809-1882) was an atheist who wanted to dispute that God existed, so he devised a unifying theory to explain where living things came from. Buying into the Darwin’s theory has always been reserved for racists and those who are less gifted in the mental department.
He’s talking about you, dear reader. Here’s more:
Let us take a closer look at Darwin’s theory. If Africans evolved from monkeys or apes – then where did white people evolve from?
Wow — good question! Moving along:
If evolution was a fact, that means some black people would have already evolved to being white. So, if humans are now on wifi, monkeys must be on analogue telephones and since humans are now flying to the moon, baboons must be making mud houses.
Yeah — why aren’t baboons making mud houses? Another excerpt:
What is even more disturbing about the theory of evolution is that it has totally failed to prove what came first between the chicken and egg!
Aha — yet another weakness of evolution has been exposed! Skipping a bit, we come to the end of the letter:
I am living proof of a superior intelligence that can never be compared or equalled by animals. God created animals and created humans in his image. Evolution is just nothing more than a figment of imaginative minds trying to dispute God. It is also a racist stunt.
It would seem that American creationists could learn a lot from Mr. Dlamini. Your Curmudgeon is therefore pleased to give his letter the prominence it deserves.
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