Darwin Challenger Michael Cremo lectures on Human Devolution at APOGEE 2009 BITS Pilani

PR Log (Press Release) – Mar 25, 2009 – Darwin's Theory of Evolution is the widely held notion that all life is related and has descended from a common ancestor - the birds and the bananas, the fishes and the flowers as a result of a process known as natural selection. Darwin's Theory is in crisis in light of the tremendous advances made in molecular biology, biochemistry and genetics over the past five decades.

Michael A. Cremo is a researcher in history of science for the Bhaktivedanta Institute. He is a member of the World Archeological Congress, the European Association of Archeologists, the History of Science Society, and the Philosophy of Science Association. He has spoken at the Royal Institution in London, the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow, and at other scientific institutions, conferences, and top ranking universities around the world.

Drawing upon a wealth of research into archeology, genetics, reincarnation memories, out-of-body experiences, parapsychology, cross cultural cosmology and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, Cremo came up with a refreshing perspective on human origins according to the ancient philosophy of India. In their controversial bestseller Forbidden Archeology, Michael A. Cremo and Richard L. Thompson documented evidence showing that humans have existed on earth for hundreds of millions of years. Cremo later substantiated his arguments in his book Human Devolution: A Vedic Alternative to Darwin's Theory.

Cremo was in Pilani on March 24, 2009 to give a lecture for the students of Birla Institute of Technology and Science – BITS which is one among the top ranking universities in India today having campuses presently at Pilani, Dubai, Goa and Hyderabad.  Recently the National Assessment and Accreditation Council NAAC reaccredited BITS with 3.71 CGPA out of 4 and awarded “A” grade “Very Good” status to BITS.

APOGEE stands for “A Professions Oriented Gathering over Educational Experience”. This TechFest of BITS Pilani which has ISO Certification has always been one among the top ranking Tech Fests of various T Schools in India today. APOGEE which saw its silver jubilee two years back is in its 27th year and is going on from 23 March to 27 March 2009

Asserting that humans are a combination of matter, mind, and consciousness, Cremo in his lecture at Pilani piloted a cosmic tour through incredible enigmas of time and space, ranging from Precambrian microfossils to black holes to superhuman beings, thus revealing the cosmos itself to be divided into corresponding regions dominated by ordinary matter, the subtle mind element, and pure consciousness. Cremo in his own style went on to illustrate how the self originally existed on the level of pure consciousness, in harmony with the personal source of all conscious beings.

According to Michael Cremo when a conscious self relinquishes its connection with the source of all conscious beings, it becomes covered by the lower energies of mind and matter. This according to Cremo is devolution. It was a mind opener when Cremo went on to state that devolution can be reversed, and consciousness can be restored to its original pure state by a process of spiritual evolution. Cremo concluded his talk by suggesting that curriculum should not only focus on accepted theories such as Darwin evolution but also should give space for counter theories such as Cremo devolution. At the end of the lecture, Cremo answered a volley of questions and left the audience spell bound.

APOGEE 2009 with Levitate as the theme has indeed been climbing greater heights this year.