[UCANSEE2]

Explain why the last Eruption was 70,000 years ago, the last close approach of Mars was 70,000 years ago, Mars is again at closest approach, Yellowstone is showing all signs of totally erupting again. (I guess if It doesn't erupt, I am wrong).

[Interesting Times]

Clearly the the last eruption of Yellowstone must have drawn Mars unusually close to the Earth.

[tortoise]

Explain why the last Eruption was 70,000 years ago, the last close approach of Mars was 70,000 years ago, Mars is again at closest approach, Yellowstone is showing all signs of totally erupting again.

Umm... Because temporal correlation is not an indicator of causation? Mars isn't magical, and its gravitational pull is insignificant. Sparse priors lead to irrational conclusions.

For example, just because 1990 and 2000 were great years for Bordeaux wines does not mean that 2010 will be a great year for Bordeaux. Lacking causitive association to years that end in zero, it is safe to assume that the correlation is coincidence.