…that was always an area of concern that was seeded to religion. And in the 19th century, when Darwin and Charles Lyell and Herbert Spencer and all these people got together and created modern evolutionary theory and scientific materialism, the big enemy…

…of work is now eight months from publication, that this guy got it, beat him to the punch. So he goes to Charles Lyell, who was the great 19th century geologist who brought back catastrophism and overcame the idea of the steady state earth. They were…

…think most modern people realize this about evolution. In the 19th century, these guys like Darwin and Thomas, Henry Huxley and Charles Lyell, they were waging war against Christianity. They were the great warriors of atheism. And the way it worked, the way…

…to the punch you know. And so he. I don't suppose he got on the phone, but he sent a message with a servant to Charles Lyell who was his great friend and the president of the royal society at that time and said: you know charlie, this is a real…

…know charlie, this is a real problem. I'm bringing this book out. This guy's some clown this guy looks like he scooped me and Lyell said: don't worry, here's what we'll do we'll get him to deliver a paper at the royal society and we'll have you deliver…

…from this unknown character, postmarked Ambon, Dutch East indies and read it, he paled visibly. And he went to his friend sir Charles Lyell, who was the greatest geologist of the day, the proponent of catastrophism and was to develop into one of the great…

…of the day, the proponent of catastrophism and was to develop into one of the great defenders of Darwin's Theory. He went to Charles Lyell and said: I've been working 20 years on this idea. This came in the post, this is it it's all here. And Lyell…

…Charles Lyell and said: I've been working 20 years on this idea. This came in the post, this is it it's all here. And Lyell said: don't worry my friend, we will schedule two papers to be delivered at the royal society. They will be delivered on the…