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1. Uniformitarianism is a meta-principle of science; all scientific theories must be uniformitarian.

A. What does that mean? (What are the characteristics of uniformitarian theories?)

B. Why is it essential for scientific theories to be uniformitarian? (What would be problematic about a non-uniformitarian theory?)

C. Is the theory of evolution by natural selection a uniformitarian theory? Explain why or why not.

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