Yep, Piltdown Man was a good one. Had people fooled for a long itime. Things like this will happen now and then. But if I'm supposed to tell my duaghter, while we are reading about dinosaurs, that humans were around at the same time, then I'm sorry but we're getting into fantasy here. No doubt people can convince themselves of anything if they want to, and make up all sorts of arguments that sound logical at first glance, but c'mon. What is wrong with us evolving from apes? What are those people like the Leakeys doing in Africa, unearthing australopithecus etc -- surely we can learn from this. I have no doubt we'll keep changing too, as will other animals, and it would be fascinating to see what life here is like millions of years into the future. But yes it's true, there's a lot left to learn, and probably things we think we know that we are mistaken about. That's why it's always so important to have an open mind.

I like the point that was made here about people doing good because it comes from their hearts, rather than because they fear divine punishment. But hey, both kinds of good still benefit society.