Compared to the age of Earth accepted as correct today, how did 17th and 18th century proponents of catastrophism envision the Earth's age?
A) They believed Earth to be much younger than current estimates.
B)They believed Earth to be much older than current estimates.
C)They believed it to be about the same as current estimates, give or take a few million years.
D)None of the above_they didn't really address the age of Earth.
A) They believed Earth to be much younger than current estimates.
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