The father of modern geology. While out walking his wee dog, a Scottish terrier named Jessie, on Arthur's Seat, a volcano near [[Edinburgh]] city centre, Hutton came to the conclusion that the earth was far older than it appears at first glance. Careful attention to the scriptures reveals that he was mistaken.
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'''James Hutton''' (June 3, 1726 - March 26, 1797) was a [[Sctland|Scottish]] [[Geology|geologist]] who first proposed uniformitarianism and Plutonic Theory.