Multiple Choice
Compared to the age of the Earth accepted as correct today, how did seventeenth and eighteenth century proponents of catastrophism envision the Earth's age?
A) They believed it to be about the same as current estimates, give or take a few million years.
B) They believed Earth to be much older than current estimates.
C) They believed Earth to be much younger than current estimates.
D) None of the above-they didn't really address the age of Earth.
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