In the Reverend John Ray's Natural Philosophy

question 32

Multiple Choice

In the Reverend John Ray's natural philosophy:

• A) the world was fixed at creation and has not changed substantially since
• B) the world changed through natural processes of evolution
• C) the world is stable for long periods and then changes drastically as the result of catastrophes caused directly by God
• D) the world has been decaying steadily since creation

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