Cuvier's Theory of Catastrophism Presented a Shrewd Philosophical Argument Because

question 20

Multiple Choice

Cuvier's theory of catastrophism presented a shrewd philosophical argument because

• A) it convincingly argued that lamarck was only half right -- life was divinely created and then changed through the inheritance of acquired characteristics.
• B) it allowed that extinctions could occur through natural disasters, and these were followed by the divine creation of new life forms.
• C) it assumed that just as species were fixed and unchanging, the earth's geology must also be stable and unchanging.
• D) it argued forcefully that global catastrophes could never really wipe out all life on earth.
• E) it argued that Noah's Flood was the only catastrophic event in the earth's history and, therefore, the earth must be young.

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