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Thomas Henry Huxley coined the term 'agnostic' to clarify that debating god’s existence was pointless. He's known, perhaps most famously, for saying he'd rather be descended from an ape than a bishop during a debate in 1860 - a real 19th century mic drop moment, so to speak. Image
Huxley was a tireless & vociferous promoter of Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection, and became known as 'Darwin’s bulldog'. Most notably, he helped to create the new professional class of scientists in Britain... #HumanistHeritage
He promoted a modern approach to the purpose & rewards of science. He started a series of lectures for working men in 1855, established the scientific journal 'Nature' in 1869, & the 'Normal School of Science' in 1881, later becoming
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