Le Comte de Buffon, G B S's “Great Buffoon”: Some Experts in Paleontology
Abstract
The pressure on innovative thinkers in this stifling atmosphere of intolerance is well illustrated by Cuvier’s predecessor, Le Comte de Buffon, who initially believed correctly that mastodon remains found in the 18th century on the banks of the Ohio river were a new species of animal, but later was shamed into retracting and admitting that they were after all only a mixture of elephant tusks and hippopotamus teeth. Who Lies Sleeping? The Dinosaur Heritage and the Extinction of Man by Dr Michael D Magee
Man is the third species of chimpanzee, or alternatively, chimpanzees are two other species of men.
Who Lies Sleeping?
Abstract
The pressure on innovative thinkers in this stifling atmosphere of intolerance is well illustrated by Cuvier’s predecessor, Le Comte de Buffon, who initially believed correctly that mastodon remains found in the 18th century on the banks of the Ohio river were a new species of animal, but later was shamed into retracting and admitting that they were after all only a mixture of elephant tusks and hippopotamus teeth. Who Lies Sleeping? The Dinosaur Heritage and the Extinction of Man by Dr Michael D Magee
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When Athens was at its zenith, Euripides presented in drama—religious theatre—the tragic fate of Polyxena who was sacrificed on the tomb of Achilles to pacify the dead hero’s spirit and thereby ensure the safe return of the Greek army. Later, human victims were replaced by animals, and the reasons are given in myth. Thus, a hind was substituted for Iphigenia and a ram for Isaac.
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