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Charles Lapworth
Charles Lapworth

Charles Lapworth, a British geologist born on September 20, 1842, and died on March 13, 1920, made significant contributions to the field of geology, particularly in the areas of petrology, paleontology, and structural geology. more

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Book:Letters of Asa Gray
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Author:Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
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“Well, it [evolution] is a theory, it is a scientific theory only, and it has in recent years been challenged in the world of science and is not yet believed in the scientific community to be as infallible as it once was believed. But if it was going to be taught in the schools, then I think that also the biblical theory of creation, which is not a theory but the biblical story of creation, should also be taught.”

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Author:Ronald Reagan
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“When Franklin drew the lightning from the clouds, he little dreamed that in the evolution of science his discovery would illuminate the torch of Liberty for France and America. The rays from this beacon, lighting this gateway to the continent, will welcome the poor and the persecuted with the hope and promise of homes and citizenship.”

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Book:The Library of Oratory: Ancient and Modern, with Critical Studies of the World's Great Orators by Eminent Essayists
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“Why do some die and some live? The answer was clearly, that on the whole the best fitted live. From the effects of disease the most healthy escaped; from enemies, the strongest, swiftest, or the most cunning; from famine, the best hunters or those with the best digestion; and so on. Then it suddenly flashed upon me that this self-acting process would necessarily improve the race, because in every generation the inferior would inevitably be killed off and the superior would remain-that is, the fittest would survive.”

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Author:Alfred Russel Wallace
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