This notion is known as spontaneous generation, not to be confused with modern scientific hypotheses such as abiogenesis.
They believed it contradicted what was written in the bible.
Aristotle believed in the theory of spontaneous generation because he observed flies appearing in decaying meat without seeing any eggs being laid. He thought that living organisms could arise from nonliving matter through natural processes. This theory was eventually disproven by Louis Pasteur's experiments.
Most of these people were religious, and because the scriptures supposedly said that the Earth was in the center of the universe (geocentric), they had to stand firm with their beliefs. Only scientists and astronomers believed in the heliocentric theory, and some of them would be excommunicated or almost executed if they weren't geocentric.
I think that this theory is true only for some people. For Christian people, this theory are wrong, because they believe that people is God's creation.
every tale is not to be believed
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People believed in different things during ancient times, much as they do now. Some people believed the scientists and philosophers of the day, while others believed in the gods and goddesses revered in their theology.
yes they did but there are some people that are believed to be related too them
It depends of what you think of them , Some people like Nickelback more than Theory of dead man , and some people don't .
People once believed the earth was flat. But clearly it is not. People once believed the earth was the center of the universe and that it was held up or sat on the back of a tortoise (or creature of some sort) that also turned out not to be true~
People believed in different things during ancient times, much as they do now. Some people believed the scientists and philosophers of the day, while others believed in the gods and goddesses revered in their theology.
People believed in different things during ancient times, much as they do now. Some people believed the scientists and philosophers of the day, while others believed in the gods and goddesses revered in their theology.