Myths and Theories

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The paper discusses myths and theories that have been disproved by science. The paper examines the theory of uniformitarianism. The paper explains that the idea is that the earth has been a very stable planet. The assignment looks at how new discoveries that have been proven eroded support for this theory and eventually continental drift has taken its place.

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"Myths and theories are used by human cultures to make sense of the world. However, myths and theories can share a similar fate. This is because scientific investigation can disprove both myths and theories. This is made possible by the fact that science also provides a way to make sense of the world. One theory that seems to have been virtually destroyed by geologists is known as uniformitarianism. Uniformitarianism assumes that the earth and its continents are incredibly stable and almost never change (Benton 24)."

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