Question

What was one possible reason evolutionary thought remained stifled in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries?

Answer 1

Answer:

Evolution is the process of the change in the characteristics of the species with the time. Two main types of evolution are macro evolution and micro evolution.

The earlier scientist thought that Christianity is superior among all the religion. The naturalists tries to explain their observation of the world and do all the possible ways to fit into the Church doctorine.  This was the main reason that evolution topic remain stifled in seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.