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Uniformitarianism You Ni Form Ih Tare Ee Uhn Izm Noun Belief Change Earth Takes Place

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(you-ni-form-ih-TARE-ee-uhn-izm), noun

The belief that change on Earth takes place slowly, gradually, and at a uniform rate rather than through short, sudden, catastrophic events.

The fact that the families of our servants have been with us for many, many generations would seem to be proof of UNIFORMITARIANISM.

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