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Which of the following does not support the concept of uniformitarianism?

A) Sudden changes in Earth's geology have occurred during Earth's past.

B) Since volcano eruptions occur in the present day, they must have occurred in the past.

C) The rate at which geologic events occur is the same throughout time.

D) Because Earth's geologic processes are so slow, Earth must be very old.

Answer 1

The first is false and inhibits hypothesis formation, the second belongs to science as a whole and is not unique to geology. The first concept, titled substantive uniformitarianism, is incorrect and should be abandoned; the second, titled methodological uniformitarianism, is now superfluous and is best confined to the past history of geology.

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