katastroofist
Katastroofist is a term used to describe a proponent of catastrophism—the view that the Earth's geological and biological history has been shaped primarily by sudden, dramatic events rather than by slow, incremental processes. Catastrophists argue that short-lived phenomena such as major floods, volcanic eruptions, rapid sedimentation, and meteorite impacts can produce large-scale changes in relatively brief timescales, including the formation of rock layers and mass extinctions.
In the history of science, catastrophism stood in contrast to uniformitarianism, which holds that the present
Today, the term catastrophist is mainly used in historical discussions of geology and paleontology. It can