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To: djf
I first read about the terracing in an old book by Charles Hapgood called "Paths of the Pole." At the time the book was written, "catastrophism" was not accepted at all in the geological sciences; "uniformitarianism" (aka "gradualism") with its slow gradual changes was seen as being responsible for the earth's appearance.

Hapgood looked at all the terracing around Lake Titicaca that was above the snow line and asked "what's all this then?" Either people lived there long, long ago when the mountains weren't as tall (100s of thousands of years ago), or something made the mountains much taller very, very quickly. Either way, it conflicted with popular science then and now.

16 posted on 04/03/2011 11:16:29 PM PDT by Flag_This (Real presidents don't bow.)
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To: Flag_This
>>Either way, it conflicted with popular science then and now.<<

Everyone knows that Charles Hapgood was a fruitcake. His theory on "Earth Crust Displacement" was not accepted by the true scientists that know exactly what happened in our history.

Never, ever step out of line if you wish to be respected in your 'community'. You have been warned!

55 posted on 04/04/2011 10:41:59 AM PDT by B4Ranch (Allowing Islam into America is akin to injecting yourself with AIDS to prove how tolerant you are .)
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