ANTH 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte De Buffon, Nicolaus Copernicus, Lewis H. Morgan
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Biggest in uence on western thought and culture. Tradition based on belief in single special creation of the universe. Let there be light! let there be life! . Biblical accounts of prehistory: different animals were created as we see them today. Only event altering life on planet was ood. Thought that things were created as we see them. No need to explain change if you do not see change. No need to explain change if you do not believe in change. Change is our goal; search out new and improved. Example: french farmer in north during 14th century. Likely never ventured more than 25 miles from birth/death site during life. Explanation of change unnecessary; contradicted daily stasis. No reason to doubt validity of genesis"s special creation. Bible used to calculate age of earth. In 1650, archbishop jacobus usher counted number of generation in bible. Concluded the earth was created in 4004 b. c.
