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definition of Geology |
The study of the earth, particularly the solid earth, including its structure, materials, and processes |
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most scientist accepted biblical history of the earth until the beginning of the what? |
nineteenth century |
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1795 |
James Hutton concluded earth was much older- he proposed the idea called "uniformitarionism" (belief that the surface of the earth was shaped by slow, gradual processes, like seen today. |
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1830 |
Charles Lyell published "principles of geology". He explained uniformitarionism with the phrase "the present is the key to the past" (Charles Darwin was influenced by this. |
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deep time |
became the dominant view. it means millions of years. |
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sadly many Christians compromised the Bible to adopt... |
deep time |
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1960 |
Morris and Whitcomb published a book called "the genesis flood" *suggests catastrophism |
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catastrophism |
the idea that large catastrophes shaped the earth's surface |
