Interpreting the scope of geology in this general way, rigid uniformitarianism must be abandoned.
It is obviously Uniformitarianism which the distinguished physicist takes to be the representative of geological speculation in general.
And thus a first issue is raised, inasmuch as many persons (and those not the least thoughtful among the younger geologists) do not accept strict Uniformitarianism as the final form of geological speculation.
Nor can it be questioned that Uniformitarianism has even a stronger title than Catastrophism to call itself the geological speculation of Britain, or, if you will, British popular geology.
So far as the not-living world is concerned, uniformitarianism lies there, not only in germ, but in blossom and fruit.
I have spoken of Uniformitarianismas the doctrine of Hutton and of Lyell.
For consistent uniformitarianism postulates evolution as much in the organic as in the inorganic world.
By Uniformitarianism I mean especially the teaching of Hutton and of Lyell.
Huxley then proceeded to shew that uniformitarianism and catastrophism had neglected this last and most important branch of geology, the attempt to trace the interaction of causes which had brought the world into its present condition.
Next he declared that evolution embraced all that was sound in both catastrophism and uniformitarianism while rejecting the arbitrary limits and assumptions of both.
Applied within the limits of the time registered by the known fraction of the crust of the earth, I believe that uniformitarianism is unassailable.
Closely associated with the Lyellian uniformitarianism was the doctrine of extreme instability of earth features, especially the forms and places of sea and land.
Catastrophism and uniformitarianism are opposite extremes which must be combined and reconciled.
Uniformitarianism strongly inclined toward purposelessness, because of its supposed identity with naturalism.
But believe he did, and it is certain (as Huxley has forcibly pointed out{3}) that the doctrine of uniformitarianism when applied to Biology leads of necessity to Evolution.
Consistent uniformitarianismpostulates evolution as much in the organic as in the inorganic world.
It is evident that Darwin at this time, taking advantage of the temporary improvement in his health, was throwing himself into the breach of Uniformitarianism with the greatest ardour.
There is no discrepancy between Uniformitarianism and evolution.
The idea of Uniformitarianism does not imply that things have always been the same; only that they were similar, and between these two terms there is a wide distinction.
For he defines uniformitarianism to be the assumption of the "extreme slowness and perfect continuity of all geological changes.
Desperate attempts have been made in the interests of extreme uniformitarianism to discredit the abrupt change from palaeocosmic to neocosmic men.
This theory of special creation, moreover, excluded the current doctrine of uniformitarianismas night excludes day, though most thinkers of the time did not seem to be aware of the incompatibility of the two ideas.
We have, in short, grave reason to question the measure of uniformitarianism postulated in finding the age by any of the known radioactive methods.
I think the only point left open for discussion is the principle of uniformitarianism involved in this method and in the methods previously discussed.
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