A group of human fossils from Kow Swamp, Australia, are no more than 13,000 years old yet contain may of the skull characteristics of Homo erectus . Some of the explanations for this involve cultural modifications and not genetic differences. In other words, many of the characteristics of Homo erectus can be achieved in modern humans by lifestyle changes. These could include deliberate forehead compression, deformation due to inbreeding, modifications due to dietary deficiencies and peculiarities. Many of these changes would be labeled as primitive if dug up in some ancient river bed, yet they exist in fully modern humans today.
Evolutionists never bother to ask the latter question.
A creationist perspective, in this case, may lead to questions that evolutionists may never ask. That is the value, in science, of a different perspective. He is the co-author of the book The Natural Limits to Biological Change , served as general editor of Creation, Evolution and Modern Science , and has published numerous journal articles. Dr. Bohlin was named a 1997-98 and 2000 Research Fellow of the Discovery Institute's Center for the Renewal of Science and Culture. Probe Ministries is a non-profit corporation whose mission is to reclaim the primacy of Christian thought and values in Western culture through media, education, and literature.