Charles Lyell.
That's actually not a doctrine.
Uniformitarianism
Uniformitarianism
Uniformitarianism
The principle that states "the present is the key to the past" is known as uniformitarianism. This geological doctrine posits that the processes shaping the Earth today, such as erosion and sedimentation, have operated in a similar manner throughout geologic time. It implies that by studying current geological processes, we can infer the historical events that have shaped the Earth's surface. This principle was famously summarized by the phrase "the present is the key to the past" by geologist James Hutton.
James Hutton discovered the uniformitarianism theory, which states that the earth has changed and is still changing overtime, but very slowly.
No, states is the present tense, third person singular conjugation of state. The past tense is stated.
Stare decisis is a doctrine that states that courts need to abide by past controlling judicial decisions. For example, a circuit court is bound by Supreme Court holdings.
Use present tense when describing actions, events, or states that are currently happening or are generally true. Use past tense when discussing actions, events, or states that have already occurred or are no longer true in the present.
past: I was; you were; he/she/it was present: I am; you are; he/she/it is
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There is a past, present, and future. There was a past; there is a present and there will be a future.