what is the principle which says processes ocurring here-and-now must have been operative also in the past?

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what is the principle which says processes ocurring here-and-now must have been operative also in the past?

2007-03-26 02:34:23 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science

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This principle is called "uniformitarianism". As mountaingym said, it is a fundimental principle of geology. James Hutton (often called the father of modern geology) was one of the first to champion this idea.

2007-03-27 12:09:25 · answer #1 · answered by brooks b 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

That is a principle of Geology. It states the key to understanding the past is to study what is happening today.

2007-03-26 19:33:02 · answer #2 · answered by Amphibolite 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Uniformitarianism is probably the term you want.

2007-03-28 02:02:51 · answer #3 · answered by Frank N 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋