No. In fact when I was in college (RPI '68), some speaker came to give a talk about this stuff and he was considered a quack.
Of course. Back in the 60s, even late 60s, the theory was still pretty much new. Now there is overwhelming evidence to support it.
I actually had a structural geology professor (mid 1970s) who didn’t accept plate tectonics. You just parroted back his convoluted explanation and you were fine. Argue with him and you ended up with a “C”. One of my earliest experiences in finding out that scientists are all too human!
I hear the same thing about Global Warming.
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