And to tell the truth, rather than speaking about the theory of evolution, it is more accurate to speak of the theories of evolution. The use of the plural is required here—in part because of the diversity of explanations regarding the mechanism of evolution, and in part because of the diversity of philosophies involved. -Pope John Paul ii
Just in case you dont remember what the theories stated, watch these short videos.
Evolution:
Big Bang Theory:
The theories most likely go back further(Babylon), but we will start here.
Listen HERE
600* BC
Anaximander proposes that early humans used to look like other animals, and humans came from fish(this concept is still USED TODAY!) video above
300* BC
Aristotle develops Spontaneous Generation (beginning of universe from nothing) and Scala Naturae
200* BC
Epicurus develops his idea that the Universe began by chance. Sounds similar to the "Big Bang"
Oct 05-15 1582
Pope Gregory changes the calendar system in October to more closely mirror the sun from the Julian(Julius Caesar) to the Gregorian to realign Easter(based on the pagan Ishtar festival and always on a Sunday) with the spring equinox(solar event) and separate it from the Jewish Passover(which moves and is based on lunar cycles)
1752
(Sep.02 overnight switched to Sep.14) England and the New World(Future US) colonies switched over to the Gregorian calendar. This year the English switched their new year from March 25(Lady Day) to Jan. 1.
1809
Lamarck develops the "Use and Disuse" and "Lamarkian Inheritance"
1830
Charles Lyell uses the term "missing link" in "Elements of Geology". He also developed the concept of a slowly changing Earth. He is later buried in Westminster Abbey.
1859
Darwin's theory in "On the Origin of Species" is built on five principles evolution(Aristotle), common descent(Anaximander), gradual evolution, speciation and natural selection. Claims the Earth is 300m years old. Darwin writes a book called "ORIGIN of Species" and doesnt mention the ORIGIN...
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| Darwins tree of life sketch from 1837 |
1859
Spontaneous Generation is disproved by Pasteur and Tyndall
1862
William Thomson(aka "Lord Kelvin" the guy from the Kelvin temperature scale) claims the Earth is 20m-400m years old.
1866
Thomson revised his theory of Earth to 100m years old
1874
Ernst Haeckel creates "Haeckels Evolution of Man" in Germany. He illustrates the "Pedigree of Man" and inserts "missing links" to make the concept work. He also developed the debunked idea of the embryos that was used in text books editions as late as 2003, and if you know anything about text books they get used for quite a while. Video at top still using this idea
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| debunked but still used |
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| These fakes used up through 2003 |
1883
Weismann disproves Lamarck's theories
1891
Java man(currently Homo Erectus) discovered by Eugene Dubois when he found two bones in two different locations while on a mission to find the "missing link".
1895
John Perry(assistant to Thomson) claimed the Earth was 2-3b years old
1897
Thomson recalculates(using actual math) and says the earth is 20m-40m years old
1912
Piltdown Man discovered with a Jesuit Priest on the team when they find two partial bones.
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| Piltdown Man sketch from 2 bones |
1915
Einstein publishes his theory of general relativity
1915
Haeckel's theory is proven false and entirely made up because there are no "missing links"
1917
Nebraska man derived from one tooth found
1921
Henery Russel said the Earth is 2b-8b years old(using radioactive isotopes)
1923
Georges Lemaitre becomes a priest of the Jesuit order
1927
Lemaitre publishes on the expansion of the universe(The Big Bang Theory). The Hubble constant is later built on his work. Einstein rejected the theory.
1927
Nebraska Man confirmed to be false.
1929
Peking Man found in China based on a few teeth and skull fragments in a cave.
1932
The Big Bang Theory was published in Popular Science
1933
Lemaitre published a more detailed and refined version of this theory
1937
Peking Man site abandoned due to Japanese invasion. Would be restarted after WW2
1938
The "extinct for 66 MILLION YEARS" Coelacnath is discovered...alive. Was also found in 2007.
1941
Peking Man bones shipped to US but they were lost in transit(pre tracking numbers and Amazon)
1949
"the big bang" coined on BBC radio by Fred Hoyle.
1949
H E Suess claims the Earth is 4b-5b years old(using radioactive isotopes)
1951
Pope Pius Xii said the BBT validated Catholicism in Humani Generis
1953
Watson and Crick discover DNA
1953
Piltdown Man was found to be a forgery from a human skull and ape jaw
1955
Einstein dies
1958
Crick develops the "Sequence Hypothesis"
1960
Ramapithecus thought to be human ancestor. It is just an orangutan.
1966
Lemaitre dies
1960s
Harry Whittington discovers the full impact of the "Cambrian explosion"
1974
Lucy found by Donald Johanson from "several hundred bone piece fossils making up 40% of a skeleton". They can tell you about what Lucy ate, and where Lucy lived all from the fossilized bone fragments below!
1987
UNESCO named Peking Man site world heritage site
1996
Pope John Paul ii told the Pontifical Academy "New knowledge has led to the recognition of the theory of evolution as more than hypothesis."
2009
New dig starts at Peking Man site. No complete skeletons found at site in over 100 years of digging.
2009
"Charles Darwin's 'tree of life', which shows how species are related through evolutionary history, is wrong and needs to be replaced, according to leading scientists."
"We have no evidence at all that the tree of life is a reality,' Eric Bapteste"
2015
A new island forms before our eyes(5min Nasa video) and it didnt take millions of years. It didnt even take one. It isnt the only island to have formed in modern history.
Jan 01 2020
Zero "missing links" for any species have been found to date. The Earth is estimated to be 4.5b years old.
Feb 04 2020
Oldest wooden structure ever discovered. I wonder what it would carbon date to?
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| First human ancestor... |
Mar 23 2020
Worm like creature first ancestor on human family tree #thisiscnn Still no missing link.
Apr 01 2020
"Lucy baby" was most likely a monkey...imagine that.
Other Useful Sources:
Random Evolution facts
Math disproves Evolution
Lucy's fall from science
7 Scientific Reasons why Darwinian Evolution is a Myth
