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Australia formed by three continent collision: study
Reuters - Science ^
| 2006-08-17
Posted on 08/17/2006 8:11:01 AM PDT by Junior
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Gee, a practical use for the knowledge of the age of the Earth...
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posted on
08/17/2006 8:11:02 AM PDT
by
Junior
To: PatrickHenry
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posted on
08/17/2006 8:11:17 AM PDT
by
Junior
(Identical fecal matter, alternate diurnal period)
To: Junior
Wait! Plate tectonics and continental drift aren't mentioned in the Bible. What do we do???
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posted on
08/17/2006 8:18:04 AM PDT
by
kellynch
(Expecto Patronum!)
To: Junior
Gee, a practical use for the knowledge of the age of the Earth... Fantastic article, Junior.
Continental drift & the jigsaw fit of the continents is probably the most blatantly obvious fact (among thousands of others) that makes the idea of young-earth-creationism look utterly absurd. This is a great example of how ignoring real science (i.e. the interpretation that actually works) can cost people big time.
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posted on
08/17/2006 8:18:06 AM PDT
by
Quark2005
("Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs." -Matthew 7:6)
To: Junior
Not quite evo, but still, I could deploy the list. Those who resist accepting evolution probably oppose this too. Lemme know if you think the list should be pung.
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posted on
08/17/2006 8:22:03 AM PDT
by
PatrickHenry
(Everything is blasphemy to somebody.)
To: Junior
Thanks. I will have to revise my velcro-continent globe, but dividing up Australia complicates things--too many small pieces. How about Antarctica? One piece? This continental collision hypothesis conflicts seriously with the expanding earth hypothesis.
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posted on
08/17/2006 8:22:40 AM PDT
by
RightWhale
(Repeal the law of the excluded middle)
To: PatrickHenry
Fascinating. I'm one of those who believe in an old-Earth, but I don't believe in evolution.
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posted on
08/17/2006 8:24:00 AM PDT
by
Pyro7480
("Love is the fusion of two souls in one in order to bring about mutual perfection." -S. Terese Andes)
To: kellynch
"What do we do???"
If god had said "I created tectonic plates that collided to form Australia", Adam would have been like "whuh??"
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posted on
08/17/2006 8:24:40 AM PDT
by
sagar
To: PatrickHenry
That's why I pinged you in the first place...
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posted on
08/17/2006 8:25:38 AM PDT
by
Junior
(Identical fecal matter, alternate diurnal period)
To: VadeRetro; Junior; longshadow; RadioAstronomer; Doctor Stochastic; js1138; Shryke; RightWhale; ...
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posted on
08/17/2006 8:27:14 AM PDT
by
PatrickHenry
(Everything is blasphemy to somebody.)
To: Quark2005
...that makes the idea of young-earth-creationism look utterly absurd.I really don't want to get into a evo-crevo debate and I won't, BUT there is nothing absurd about a "young-earth". God put Adam on the earth as a fully grown man, not an infant. He created the earth as a fully grown object as well, which is now at its x-thousand year birthday.
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posted on
08/17/2006 8:28:15 AM PDT
by
PLOM...NOT!
(Checking in from Wisconsin)
To: Pyro7480
"Fascinating. I'm one of those who believe in an old-Earth, but I don't believe in evolution."
You believe in the evolution of earth, but not the evolution of life?
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posted on
08/17/2006 8:29:49 AM PDT
by
sagar
To: Junior
Australia formed by three continent collisionWomen and minorities suffered the most.
To: PatrickHenry
Nice new tag line...and it is indeed too true.
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posted on
08/17/2006 8:34:56 AM PDT
by
Pharmboy
(Democrats lie because they must)
To: Junior
"Australia was quoted as saying, 'My grandaddy weren't no continent!'"
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posted on
08/17/2006 8:39:48 AM PDT
by
LibertarianSchmoe
("...yeah, but, that's different!" - mating call of the North American Ten-Toed Hypocrite)
To: PLOM...NOT!
Interesting though that He found it necessary to include evidence of a billion+ year-old collision between continents when it was completely unecessary...
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posted on
08/17/2006 8:40:13 AM PDT
by
Junior
(Identical fecal matter, alternate diurnal period)
To: PLOM...NOT!
He created the earth as a fully grown object as well, which is now at its x-thousand year birthday. If the earth was made with the appearance of several billion years of age, doesn't that still mean that assuming the conventional geological concept of a multi-billion-year-old earth is the only good scientific theory for producing results?
How would you potentially falsify a theory in which the earth & universe was created with the mere appearance of age? You can't - that's why young-earth-creationism of this sort is not science.
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posted on
08/17/2006 8:41:14 AM PDT
by
Quark2005
("Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs." -Matthew 7:6)
To: Junior
This is only evidence of micro-drift. Everybody accepts micro-drift. But there's no proof of macro-drift. None. Zip. Nada. Macro-drift is just a theory, and the "continental neo-drifters" who preach their macro-drift religion are spinning blatant lies just to keep their grant money.
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posted on
08/17/2006 8:44:41 AM PDT
by
atlaw
To: atlaw
Great point! Also, Darth Vader was a proponent of driftism.
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posted on
08/17/2006 8:46:38 AM PDT
by
LibertarianSchmoe
("...yeah, but, that's different!" - mating call of the North American Ten-Toed Hypocrite)
To: Quark2005
If the earth was made with the appearance of several billion years of age, doesn't that still mean that assuming the conventional geological concept of a multi-billion-year-old earth is the only good scientific theory for producing results? It was all part of the computer matrix to determine the answer to life, the universe, and everything. Just ask Slartibartfast.
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posted on
08/17/2006 8:47:39 AM PDT
by
The_Victor
(If all I want is a warm feeling, I should just wet my pants.)
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