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From your ally, "<1,000,000th's" link: "It was thus at the turn of the 19th century that geology became an autonomous discipline, with its own concerns and study methods."

You reply: That would be 59 years prior to Darwin, for those who can count.

What you originally said: "200 years places geology a bit before Darwin.

Now your problem is with what your own ally's link says! This is precious. You guys are the Keystone Cops of the evo debate team. I'll never stand in the way of two of my opponents duking it out with each other. Have fun.

Again, for those wit enough brain cells not to require a respirator, the geologic foundations for an ancient earth and the notion that strata are deposited in sequence was well established before Charles Darwin was out of diapers.

You have failed to provide any evidence of statements of the uniformitarian position by formal geologists vis a vis "ancient earth" prior to the 19th century. This so, because as your friend's link affirms, it wasn't a formal discipline of study until the 19th century.

Evolution was also widely discussed and accepted by clergy.

Evolution was discussed as far back as ancient Greece for that matter. It was not a new idea at all. I don't doubt that pre-19th century clergy may have discussed evolution. However, it is now up to you to back up your assertion that it was accepted to any degree by pre-19th century clergy.

What you originally said: "200 years places geology a bit before Darwin.

Twoo hundred years before today is fifty some years before Darwin, for those who can count.

You continue to ignore the history of science. It doesn't matter what label you put on it. Geology and evolution predate Charles Darwin. All Charles did was come up with natural selection as the mechanism.

If Darwin had never been born, we would be referring to Wallace as the discoverer of natural selection. Darwin was just more thorough in his documentation.