Strange Creations: Aberrant Ideas of Human Origins from Ancient Astronauts to Aquatic Apes

This book covers various "fringe" beliefs pertaining the creation/origins of the human race. Extraterrestrial origins, the aquatic ape theory, Theosophy, Eugenics, several explanations of human origins from a racist angle, some somewhat fringe variations on mainstream creationism theories, The Church of Urantia, etc are covered. Whole books could, and have been written on all of these so your only getting a little more than... Read Full Review

This book explains the history of nutty creation stories. I particular enjoyed the historical perspective, documenting how all new-age beliefs date back to Blavatsky, why people are drawn to such beliefs, and how these beliefs changed through the years. This book provides excellent debunking material.

_Strange Creations_ by Donna Kossy presents some of the most bizarre and far-fetched ideas and theories which have been conceived by the human consciousness to explain human origins. In an attempt to challenge the accepted scientific accounting of origins, Darwinian evolution, attempts have been made to claim our ancestors were space men from the stars, that evolution occurs in reverse, that eugenics or racism is necessary... Read Full Review

Oscar Kiss-Maerth thinks so, and he's just one of the many interesting people with interesting theories you'll meet in this book. From the berserk Theosophical tales of root races to the devolutionary theory of Kiss-Maerth to the reptoids of such fellows as David Barclay (how she misses David Icke is beyond me, and that's the only reason this book doesn't get five stars) and even the ideas of Marshall Applewhite (aka Do) and... Read Full Review

Anyone who's seen a Fox special about Erich von Danikan and his "ancient astronaut" theories will want to take a look at this book. The author provides a detailed historical background to the wide array of ever-persisting beliefs that most people would find laughable: humans are descended from ape-alien hybrids, the Aquatic Ape Theory, the eugenics movement, and even the Heaven's Gate cult. The book is a bit dense, but still... Read Full Review