What process intensified arguments about Earth's age because it would require long periods of time to occur?
A) Uniformitarianism
B) Catastrophism
C) Natural Selection
D) Biblical creation

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The argument as to the age of the Earth was already happening, but Charles Darwin and Alfred Russell Wallace added to the debate with their theory of natural selection. Natural selection was a process that required long periods of time to generate the diversity of life on Earth. Information can be found in the section A New Understanding of Earth Evolved Slowly.

What Process Intensified Arguments About Earth's Age Because It Would