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How is the conviction that "the present is the key to the past" called?
Universalism
Conservatism
Uniformitarianism
Globalism
Uniformitarianism is a term used to summarize the idea that the past natural processes bear similarities with today's processes and will keep on that way in future. The term was most utilized in the field of geology although it also applies to other areas.This belief is summarized by the phrase, “the present is the key to the past.”
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Correct this question
wikipedia → Uniformitarianism
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Very interesting!
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      Acceptable  SYED MUHAMMAD AMMAR
+1 Very interesting!  Piper Perabo
      Acceptable  th3pizgat0r