| Vedic creationist challenges accepted theories of human antiquity By Ramesh Kallidai “Some people call me a re-incarnation of Charles Darwin,” laughed Dr Michael Cremo, author of the controversial book, ‘Forbidden Archaeology’. “Of course, I found this hard to believe. Even if I had really been Darwin, I could not finish my present refutation of Darwinist theory in one lifetime.” Cremo who is touring Britain for two weeks is recognised as an international expert on archaeological anomalies on human antiquity and been labelled a ‘Vedic creationist’. Known as Drutakarma Dasa to devotees in the Hare Krishna movement, his ground-braking book has become an underground classic. Forbidden Archaeology documented hundreds of anomalies in the archaeological record that contradicted the prevailing theory and showed how this massive amount of evidence was systematically "filtered" out of archaeological discourse. “Until I encountered the ancient Sanskrit writings of India I had no reason to question what I learnt in school about evolution and human origins,” he explained in an American drawl. “Then I began to see I see that there is another possible explanation to human origins. When I did 8 years of research looking at the primary publications in the last 150 years in various languages, I found that scientists had encountered all kinds of evidence that suggested humans existed millions of years ago.” “People will ask if this was reported then why is it not better known,” he continued. “This is because of a process of knowledge filtration that operates in the scientific world to set aside matter that contradicts modern theories of human origin.” Oh no, I thought. Yet another conspiracy theorist! Cremo must have had some kind of psychic ability. Even though I had not spoken a word, he immediately trashed my scepticism and said, “Knowledge filtration is not a conspiracy. It is very natural for scientists to set aside matter for further consideration if it doesn’t agree with present theory. There may be a few cases of active suppression. The result of this knowledge filtration is that we are left with an incomplete set of facts on which to make reference to human origins.” Reviewers of the book have gone from one extreme to the other – some have put in on an altar and worshipped it with all the elaborate ritual required to perform an arati ceremony, while others have thrown it into the gutters without blinking a square eyelid. Anthropologist Richard Leakey (who later admitted he has not actually read the book), said, "A quick glance at some pages suggests to me that your book is pure humbug and does not deserve to be taken seriously by any one but a fool." Wiktor Stoczkowski notes in his review in L'Homme, "This book by Michael Cremo and Richard Thompson promises to lift the veil of silence that conceals disturbing ideas on the earliest antiquity of mankind." Graham Hancock, author of Fingerprints of the Gods described Cremo’s book as, "One of the landmark intellectual achievements of the late 20th century" Not surprisingly, Cremo has found support even from other faith communities opposed to Darwinian theory, including Christian and Muslim groups. He has been invited to speak at many of the world’s leading scientific bastions including the Royal Institute in London, the World Archaeological Congress and the European Association of Archaeologists. He is visiting the UK for two weeks and will be speaking at many Universities including Brunel, Queen Mary’s, University of Southampton, School or Oriental and African Studies, UCL, and Birmingham University. If anyone wants to attend his talks they can contact Rachinnon on 02380 554994 or Kana on 07968 454989. “If you were to meet Charles Darwin at a conference, what would you have told him?” I asked. “I have the impression he was a reasonable man, and if we had a discussion it may have been polite and scientific,” he concluded. “And who knows, Darwin may even have changed his ideas!” For more information visit www.Mcremo.com |