James Hutton stated "We have a chain of facts which clearly demonstrates that the materials of the wasted mountains have traveled through the rivers". He was referring to ______.
A) evidence to support Bishop Ussher's Earth age
B) evidence of the prominence of catastrophic events
C) evidence of the fact that volcanoes have ejected geologic materials
D) evidence Earth having plenty of time for weathering and erosion

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James Hutton's statement is referring to the idea that the materials of mountains have been eroded and transported by rivers, which implies processes that require significant amounts of time for weathering and erosion. This contradicts the idea of a young Earth and instead supports the concept of an old Earth with a long history of geological processes.

James Hutton Stated "We Have a Chain of Facts Which