The principle of uniformitarianism includes events which are sudden and catastrophic within the realm of human perception.

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Uniformitarianism, while emphasizing that the same natural laws and processes operating in the universe now have always operated in the universe in the past and apply everywhere, does not exclude sudden and catastrophic events. It acknowledges that such events can and do occur within the Earth's geological history and can be part of the natural processes shaping the Earth.

The Principle of Uniformitarianism Includes Events Which Are Sudden and Catastrophic