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The concept of uniformitarianism is commonly oversimplified in geological textbooks as "the present is a guide to interpreting the past
Uniformitarianism is the theory that the same forces the worked a million years ago are still in affect today.
Perhaps you are referring to "uniformitarianism".
James Hutton, a Scottish physician and geologist, is credited as the father of modern geology. In 1785, he formulated the doctrine of uniformitarianism, establishing the uniformity between past and present geological processes. James Hutton, a Scottish physician and geologist, is credited as the father of modern geology. In 1785, he formulated the doctrine of uniformitarianism, establishing the uniformity between past and present geological processes.
The big bang theory fits the evidence as we now know it, uniformitarianism is just a lost remnant of the concept that the universe has always been here.
The concept of uniformitarianism assumes that the same laws of nature that are seen now have always been true in past history. This concept has been the main principal of geology sciences for decades.
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the antonym for uniformitarianism is CATASTROPHISM. Uniformitarianism means to take a long period of time for the Earth to form. Catastrophism means the Earth quickly formed.
Uniformitarianism happens gradually over time.