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

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.