Neanderthals were human.  They were a group of people who lived in a very harsh and cold climate.  It is now understood that their stooped posture (which was spoken of as an apelike stance, calling these humans ape-men) was due to a disease called rickets and arthritis. 

 

Marcellin Boule's vision of Stone Age Man in 1909. Photo: The Illustrated London News Picture Library

Picture drawn by Frantisek Kupka for the Illustrated London News in 1909. 

 

French paleontologist, Marcellin Boule examined the remains of the la Chapelle-aux-Saints Neanderthal from France, known also as the old man of La Chapelle-aux-Saints.  Unfortunately, Boule’s prejudices got in the way of of his examination.  He declared that these hominids were unintelligent due to their low-browed brains, ape-like creatures that walked with bent knees and a shuffling gait.  These misconceptions were proven false, but Boule’s mistaken view left a permanent scar on the Neanderthals image.

 

We have realized a spiritual application as we have been writing these pages, A Rebuttal to Evolution.  There have been many other unfortunate declarations such as the Neanderthal man.  Proved untrue for years, many remain in textbooks and museums today.  These lies are used to form the hearts and minds of many young people.   How quickly spread and universally destructive are lies.

  

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath

James 1: 19

 

There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.

Proverbs 12: 18

 

A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.

Proverbs 15: 14

  

Articles of interest:

 

Neanderthals Are Still Human!

 

Apes on the Run

 

Making Monkeys Out of Man

 

Neanderthal Flute?

 

Neanderthal Funerals — a grave error?

 

Neanderthals Not Cannibals