What is uniformitarianism?

Present geological processes worked much the same way in the past.

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  1. Earth never changes
  2. Present geological processes worked much the same way in the past ✔
  3. All rocks formed in one flood

Why: Uniformitarianism says processes observed today have worked in much the same way over geological time.

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Answer: Present geological processes worked much the same way in the past. Uniformitarianism says processes observed today have worked in much the same way over geological time.

  1. Geology en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geology
    the geological processes observed in operation that modify the Earth's crust at present have worked in much the same way over geological time
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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