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Hinduism has the concept of a cycle of time which suggests the universe is billions of years old, so that might have a claim. Probably a better claims are for Shen Kuo, a Chinese philosopher or Abū 'Alī al-Ḥusayn ibn 'Abd Allāh ibn Sīnā', known as Abū Alī Sīnā (Persian: ابوعلی سینا), commonly known in English by his Latinized name Avicenna is the person who both had the concept of "deep time" in the 11th century.
James Hutton, the 18th century Scottish geologist was the first "modern" scientist to realise that the earth was very old. However, until the development of radioactive dating in the early 20th century, it wasn't possible to put a real age to the earth other than "very old" - although in the 19th century Samuel Haughton did base a calculation on the number of years it would take to create a chalk cliff hundreds of feet high from the skeletons of millions of small sea creatures falling to the bottom of the sea that gave an age of 2.3 billion years.
The problem that wasn't resolved until the 20th century was the earth cooling down; it was known that the centre of the earth was very hot, no-one could explain how an old earth could be so hot - it was the discovery of radioactivity that provided the explanation, and also a mechanism for calculating the age of volcanic rocks from measuring how much they had decayed.
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Charles Darwin's father, Robert (1766-1848), was a successful physician and Charles's mother, Susannah (1765-1817), was the daughter of the pottery founder, Josiah Wedgwood II. They had six children of whom Charles was second youngest.and his sister was jamalad and his stepmom was called kristy and she married sam sainty
Whom would eat a frog?
I WILL
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Only you can answer that! To whom are you a disappointment?
Was Charles Darwin a botanist?
Although Darwin originally trained in theology and had studied the work of William Paley, he at some point rejected the Christian faith, if in fact, he ever had it. Some have attributed this to bitterness after the early death of his young daughter Annie, although there were undoubtedly other factors. It has even been suggested that Darwin wrote 'The Origin..' as a specific rebuttal of Paley's work. The idea which has circulated that Darwin 'repented on his death bed' apparently has no basis in fact.So, to put it briefly, Darwin was not a Christian.Another interesting perspective on this is that some of the scientists of Darwin's day, many of whom at that stage still believed the Bible to be literally true, also taught the unbiblical and unscientific idea of fixity of species. Many also taught that each species was created in-situ, even though animals were known even then, to migrate and move. Darwin may also have reacted quite rightly to this unscientific idea, and interestingly, no creation scientist promotes this today.The fact that some have felt it necessary to promote the rumour that Darwin 'repented on his death bed' clearly indicates that although Darwin himself may have referred to a form of Christian belief in 'The Origin' it is commonly recognized both from that work itself and much other material that he wrote and his own statements that Darwin was not a Christian. He was clearly thus not just reacting to unscientific ideas promoted by others who claimed to be Christian, but rejecting the Christian faith itself.This fact Darwin documented quite clearly himself, as well as in statements he made to a number of people on the subject. For example, he wrote In his Autobiography, 'I had gradually come by this time, (i.e. 1836 to 1839) to see that the Old Testament was no more to be trusted than the sacred books of the Hindoos or the beliefs of any barbarian'. Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, D. Appleton and Co., New York, 1911, Vol. 1, p. 277Further to this Darwin rejected a number of key Christian doctrines including the idea of eternal judgment, which he evidently saw as possibly applying to himself as well as some others he knew. 'I can hardly see how anyone ought to wish Christianity to be true; for if so, the plain language of the text seems to show that the men who do not believe, and this would include my Father, Brother, and almost all my best friends, will be everlastingly punished. And this is a damnable doctrine'.Gertrude Himmelfarb, Darwin and the Darwinian Revolution,Chatto and Windus, London, 1959, p. 10, 318.Darwin referred to his earlier religious nature as well as to his changed thinking when he said in his 1876 Autobiography, 'Formerly I was led … to the firm conviction of the existence of God and the immortality of the soul. In my Journal I wrote that whilst standing in the midst of the grandeur of a Brazilian forest, "it is not possible to give an adequate idea of the higher feelings of wonder, admiration, and devotion, which fill and elevate the mind". I well remember my conviction that there is more in man than the mere breath of his body. 5But now the grandest scenes would not cause any such convictions and feelings to rise in my mind'. (emphasis mine)Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, D. Appleton and Co., New York, 1911, Vol. 1, p. 281Towards the end of his life in 1880, in reply to a correspondent, Charles wrote, 'I am sorry to have to inform you that I do not believe in the Bible as a divine revelation, & therefore not in Jesus Christ as the Son of God'.Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, D. Appleton and Co., New York, 1911, Vol. 1, p. 634-5Any person who would make such a statement is clearly not a Christian in any sense. It must also be understood that this is not a statement which relates particularly to the character of Charles Darwin but to his beliefs.
How did Darwin come up with natural selection to explain the theory of evolution?
Most educated people in Europe and the Americas during the 19th century had their first full exposure to the concept of evolution through the writings of Charles Darwin . Clearly, he did not invent the idea. That happened long before he was born. However, he carried out the necessary research to conclusively document that evolution has occurred and then made the idea acceptable for scientists and the general public. This was not easy since the idea of evolution had been strongly associated with radical scientific and political views coming out of post-revolutionary France. These ideas were widely considered to be a threat to the established social and political order.Charles Darwin1809-1882Charles Darwin was born into a moderately wealthy family in Shrewsbury, England. His father, Robert, had the largest medical practice outside of London at the time and his mother, Susannah Wedgwood, was from a family of wealthy pottery manufacturers. She died when Charles was only 8 years old. Thereafter, he was raised mostly by his father and older sisters. Charles grew up in comparative luxury in a large house with servants. However, this was a socially very conservative time in England that set narrow limits on a young man's behavior and future possibilities. The constraints on women in Darwin's social class were even greater. Most were given only enough education to efficiently manage the homes of their future husbands and raise their children. Young men were expected to go to university in order to prepare themselves to become medical doctors, military officers, or clerics in the Church of England. Most other occupations were considered somewhat unsavory.At his father's direction, Charles Darwin started university at 16 in Edinburgh, Scotland as a medical student. He showed little academic interest in medicine and was revolted by the brutality of surgery. He dropped out after two years of study in 1827. His father then sent him to Cambridge University in 1828 to study theology. It was there that his life's direction took a radical change. He became very interested in the scientific ideas of the geologist Adam Sedgwick and the naturalist John Henslow with whom he spent considerable time collecting specimens from the countryside around the university. At this time in his life, Darwin apparently rejected the concept of biological evolution, just as his mentors Sedgwick and Henslow did. However, Darwin had been exposed to the ideas of Lamarck about evolution earlier while he was a student in Edinburgh.Following graduation from Cambridge in 1831 with a degree in theology, Darwin was clearly more interested in biology and geology than he was in a clerical career. Fortunately, John Henslow was able to help him secure a berth on a British Navy mapping expedition that was going around the world on what would ultimately become a nearly five year long voyage. Initially, Darwin's father refused to allow him to go but was eventually persuaded by Charles and even agreed to pay for his passage and for that of his man servant on the journey. They sailed two days after Christmas in 1831 aboard the survey ship H.M.S. Beagle with Darwin acting as an unpaid naturalist and gentleman companion for the aristocratic captain, Robert Fitzroy. Darwin was only 22 years old at the time. The Beagle was a compact 90 foot long ship with a crew of 74. There was little space, even for the captain. Darwin shared a cramped 10 X 11 foot cabin with two other men and their belongings. Because of the Beagle's design and small size, it was generally thought by naval men that it was ill suited for the rough seas it would encounter, especially at the southern tip of South America. Darwin frequently suffered from sea sickness on the voyage. Fortunately, he was able to spend most of the time on land exploring. In fact, he was at sea for only 18 months during the nearly 5 years of the expedition.It was during the beginning of the voyage that Darwin read the early books of Charles Lyell and became convinced by his proof that uniformitarianism provided the correct understanding of the earth's geological history. This intellectual preparation along with his research on the voyage were critical in leading Darwin to accept evolution. Especially important to the development of this understanding was his 5 weeks long visit to the Galápagos Islands in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. It was there that he began to comprehend what causes plants and animals to evolve, but he apparently did not clearly formulate his views on this until 1837.
How can you define Service Operation Concept?
it is the concept of how, when, where and by whom the service operations are being carried out.
How many people died in the Darwin Wars?
1500 PEOPLE DIED OVER THE COURSE OF THE 64 DIFFERENT RAIDS THAT DARWIN SUFFERED MOST OF WHOM WERE CIVILIANS
Did Darwin have kids?
Charles Darwin had 10 children, 8 of whom survived to adulthood. Darwin's family was quite high achieving; 3 became Fellows of the Royal Society and another became a senior politician.
For whom was the ancient Olympics held for?
Zeus
When did Charles Darwin get maried?
Charles Darwin got married to Emma Wedgewood, his first cousin on January 29, 1839. They were the parents of 10 children, 3 of whom died at young ages.
Did Charles Darwin have a wife?
His first cousin Emmayes,Emma Darwin was the wife and first cousin of Charles Darwin, the English naturalist, scientist and author of On the Origin of Species. They were married on 29 January 1839 and were the parents of 10 children, three of whom died at early ages.
Whom ere ancient Egyptian numbers used by?
chicken wings
What does ZimABu EtR mean in ancient Sumerian?
Spirit whom you cannot be saved from
What is one ancient tribe from Scotland?
The Picts and the Scotti's after whom the country was named.
According to ancient greek philosophers with whom did a tyrant share power?
no one
What is ancient mariner is a ceremonial title given to whom?
An ancient mariner is a ceremonial title given to sailors who have crossed the equator multiple times during their career at sea. It is a form of recognition for their experience and skill in navigating the oceans.
Under the Privacy Act and HIPAA the individual has a right to a record of when the individuals information was disclosed to whom and for what purpose What is this concept called?
This concept is known as accounting of disclosures.
