Studies and different approaches to quantify species within ecology and in different geographical locations trace back to
the beginnings of scientific endeavour and civilisation itself (Humboldt, 1806, Schultes and Reis, 1997).
Not exact matches
It seems that Ham realized the futility
of such an
endeavour and instead
of trying to reconcile YEC tenets with science, he
began a campaign to present the
scientific community as a cabal
of elitist, politically motivated secularists conspiring with the assistance
of Satan to undermine the traditional values
of American Christians.
For us, World AIDS Day is such an initiative, where uniting in the fight against HIV must
begin with accepting
scientific evidence for the basis and treatment
of HIV / AIDS, and acknowledging human responsibility and
endeavour as the way to reduce harm, to prevent unnecessary suffering and deaths, and to combat prejudice and discrimination.
So, I suppose it was then that I
began to see that it was an important area that was really
beginning to move, not just into a really important area
of scientific endeavour, but had real practical application.