A Nice history of Evolutionary Thinking

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The discussion highlights a concise history of evolutionary thought, emphasizing its origins prior to Darwin's contributions. It acknowledges the importance of geological and scientific discussions that laid the groundwork for Darwin's theories. The overall presentation is appreciated for its clarity and informative nature.
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This guy presents a nice quick history of where evolutionary thought came from, starting well before Darwin.
I thought it was nicely done.

 
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BillTre said:
This guy presents a nice quick history of where evolutionary thought came from, starting well before Darwin.
I thought it was nicely done.


Yes and worth noting the geology and Scientific discussion that preceded Darwin.
 

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