The program was widely criticized by the scientific community. Donald Johanson said it was "absolutely shameful, and it sort of sets us back 100 years".[3] Jim Foley of TalkOrigins called it a "pseudo-scientific mishmash of discredited claims and crackpot ideas".[4] However, the criticism did not prevent NBC from re-broadcasting the special on June 8, 1996. In response, John Carman wrote in the San Francisco Chronicle, "You'd think the NBC brass would be a touch embarrassed by the program, and eager to let the little furor fritter away into oblivion. But then you really would be a simpleton. NBC, a subsidiary of the science giant General Electric, does not exist to sharpen minds. Science, schmience. If there was money to be made from it, NBC would tell you the Earth is flat because of repeated indentations from space aliens on pogo sticks."[5]
Dave Thomas wrote in Skeptical Briefs that "quality science was nowhere to be found" in the program, as it had people of questionable credentials interviewed and failed to interview the leading researchers in their respective fields.[6] Thomas further explained the show failed to challenge the extraordinary claims.[6]
Creationist Ken Ham criticized the production in the February 1996 Answers in Genesis newsletter in a review titled "Hollywood's 'Moses' Undermines Genesis".[6] Ham attacked fellow creationist Baugh's claims, saying, "According to leading creationist researchers, this evidence is open to much debate and needs much more intensive research. One wonders how much of the information in the program can really be trusted!"[6]
^Kardon, Fred, ed. (February 25, 1996). "Sunday Evening". Preview. The Pantagraph. Vol. 159. Bloomington, Illinois: Donald R. Skaggs. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com. Charlton Heston hosts 'The Mysterious Origins of Man" at 6 p.m. Sunday on NBC.
^Wodak, Jo; Oldroyd, David (1996). ""Vedic Creationism": A Further Twist to the Evolution Debate"". Social Studies of Science. 26: 192–213. doi:10.1177/030631296026001012. S2CID 170662013.
^Holden, Constance (March 8, 1996). "Anti-evolution TV show prompts furor". Science. Vol. 271, no. 5254. p. 1357. doi:10.1126/science.271.5254.1357a.
^Jim Foley. "NBC's 'The Mysterious Origins of Man'". TalkOrigins Archive. June 12, 1996. Retrieved on August 18, 2008.
^Carman, John (June 7, 1996). "NBC's Own Mystery Science". San Francisco Chronicle. p. D1.
NBC's "The Mysterious Origins of Man" at TalkOrigins Archive (1996)
A Review of NBC’s “The Mysterious Origins of Man” at The TalkOrigins Archive (1996)
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Review by Frank Steiger (1996)
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mysterious, origins, confused, with, origins, pseudoarchaeological, television, special, that, originally, aired, february, 1996, hosted, charlton, heston, program, presents, fringe, theory, that, mankind, lived, earth, tens, millions, years, that, mainstream,. Not to be confused with Origins of man The Mysterious Origins of Man is a pseudoarchaeological television special that originally aired on NBC on February 25 1996 1 Hosted by Charlton Heston the program presents the fringe theory that mankind has lived on the Earth for tens of millions of years and that mainstream scientists have suppressed the fossil evidence for this Some material included was based on Forbidden Archeology a book written by Hindu creationists Michael Cremo and Richard L Thompson about anomalous archeological finds reported mainly in early scientific journals 2 The film covers topics such as The Paluxy tracks the Zuiyo maru carcass the Missing Link the Java Man Lucy Tiwanaku Stonehenge the Giza pyramids the Piri Reis map Atlantis and the Pole shift hypothesis The Mysterious Origins of ManGenreDocumentaryWritten byJohn CheshireBill CoteDirected byBill CoteNarrated byCharlton HestonComposerFritz HeedeProductionProducersJohn CheshireBill CoteCarol CoteCinematographyBill CoteRunning time46 minutesProduction companyBC Video Inc Original releaseNetworkNBCReleaseFebruary 25 1996 1996 02 25 Contents 1 Interviewees 2 Reception 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksInterviewees editMichael Cremo co author of Forbidden Archeology Richard Thompson co author of Forbidden Archeology Virginia Steen McIntyre PhD geologist Carl Baugh anthropologist and young Earth creationist David Hatcher Childress author Richard Milton author of Shattering the Myths of Darwinism Graham Hancock author of Fingerprints of the Gods Robert Bauval author of The Orion Mystery Rand Flem Arth co author of When the Sky FellReception editThe program was widely criticized by the scientific community Donald Johanson said it was absolutely shameful and it sort of sets us back 100 years 3 Jim Foley of TalkOrigins called it a pseudo scientific mishmash of discredited claims and crackpot ideas 4 However the criticism did not prevent NBC from re broadcasting the special on June 8 1996 In response John Carman wrote in the San Francisco Chronicle You d think the NBC brass would be a touch embarrassed by the program and eager to let the little furor fritter away into oblivion But then you really would be a simpleton NBC a subsidiary of the science giant General Electric does not exist to sharpen minds Science schmience If there was money to be made from it NBC would tell you the Earth is flat because of repeated indentations from space aliens on pogo sticks 5 Dave Thomas wrote in Skeptical Briefs that quality science was nowhere to be found in the program as it had people of questionable credentials interviewed and failed to interview the leading researchers in their respective fields 6 Thomas further explained the show failed to challenge the extraordinary claims 6 Creationist Ken Ham criticized the production in the February 1996 Answers in Genesis newsletter in a review titled Hollywood s Moses Undermines Genesis 6 Ham attacked fellow creationist Baugh s claims saying According to leading creationist researchers this evidence is open to much debate and needs much more intensive research One wonders how much of the information in the program can really be trusted 6 See also editThe Mystery of the SphinxReferences edit Kardon Fred ed February 25 1996 Sunday Evening Preview The Pantagraph Vol 159 Bloomington Illinois Donald R Skaggs p 7 via Newspapers com Charlton Heston hosts The Mysterious Origins of Man at 6 p m Sunday on NBC Wodak Jo Oldroyd David 1996 Vedic Creationism A Further Twist to the Evolution Debate Social Studies of Science 26 192 213 doi 10 1177 030631296026001012 S2CID 170662013 Holden Constance March 8 1996 Anti evolution TV show prompts furor Science Vol 271 no 5254 p 1357 doi 10 1126 science 271 5254 1357a Jim Foley NBC s The Mysterious Origins of Man TalkOrigins Archive June 12 1996 Retrieved on August 18 2008 Carman John June 7 1996 NBC s Own Mystery Science San Francisco Chronicle p D1 a b c d Thomas Dave March 1996 NBC s Origins Show Committee for Skeptical Inquiry Retrieved 2007 02 19 External links editThe Mysterious Origins of Man 1996 on TopDocumentaryFilms The Mysterious Origins of Man at IMDb NBC s The Mysterious Origins of Man at TalkOrigins Archive 1996 A Review of NBC s The Mysterious Origins of Man at The TalkOrigins Archive 1996 Review by Glen J Kuban 1996 Review by Frank Steiger 1996 Hidden History Hidden Agenda 1996 by Bradley T Lepper Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Mysterious Origins of Man amp oldid 1173964580, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
