ANT 301 Lecture Notes - Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte De Buffon, Great Chain Of Being, Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
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Plate tectonics: geology: some confusion cause by use of the term theory as applied to evolution. Scientific theory: well-established explanation of some part of the natural world that can incorporate facts, laws, inferences, and tested hypothesis. No amount of validation changes a multipart theory of law: ex: einstein"s theory of relativity, like relativity, evolution is a theory that: Incorporates multiple facts (i. e. , species change through time) Bottom line: when you hear a scientist talking about a theory, it doesn"t imply any reservations whether it is correct of not. Important point: we"re all related: two levels of studying evolution, microevolution. A very brief history of evolutionary thought: q: what did an educated european know about the natural world in 1492, european thought during the middle ages: Earth created on sunday october 23, 4004 bc. John lightfoot: vice chancellor of cambridge said at 9am london time. For everything, there is an ideal or perfect counterpart.
