Conversation so far:
What was the eternity of the world about?
The question of the eternity of the world asks whether the world has a beginning in time, or whether it has existed from eternity.
Was there more to the eternity of the world besides the question asking whether or not the world has a beginning in time?
The question of the eternity of the world became a focus of a dispute in the 13th century which conflicted with the view of the Catholic church.
When was Averroes preaching about the eternity of the world?
Averroes wrote The Incoherence of the Incoherence sometime between 1180 and 1181

Question: Were people on board with the idea?
Self-contained rewrite: Were people on board with Averroes' idea about the eternity of the world?