Erasmus of Rotterdam was one of the greatest figures of the Renaissance. Even though he received the education to be a Catholic Priest, he would become highly critic of this church. His most influential works were the rewritings of the New Testament, which served as a starting point for the Protestant Reformation during the 16th century.
He would probably support the abolishing of any sort of economic benefits received by the Catholic Church from any government. He would also support the trial of priests who have committed crimes and be completely against any sort of protection the Catholic Church would give them.
The scientist quoted above attempted to prove that:
It took million of years in the formation of earth.
Explanation:
The quote is from a book named Principles of Geology by Charles Lyell that was published in 1830. In this book, he has discussed about the changes occurred gradually in earth and its climate over a long period.
As in his quote, he discussed about the movement of earth and then talks about marine animals embedded in the solid strata ( layer of a rock).
