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Originally Posted by CamaroSpike23
the overall theory is intriguing. and he does make some very solid points... and that would go along with some other theories ive been contemplating.
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Same here. And the growth thing would make sense in that the material closer to the core of the planet it much denser and as it nears the surface it has to expand.
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Originally Posted by CamaroSpike23
most all water on earth/mars/wherever is believed to come from both comet/asteroid/meteor strikes bringing frozen ice to the planet as well as nucleosynthesis bonding hydrogen and oxygen atoms over billions of years
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But we have such a ridiculously high amount of water. And i don't think nucleosynthesis can occur naturally on earth. with the exception of possibly the core.
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Originally Posted by Haloman1346
Scientist thought the earth was flat in the 13-1400's... they admited it was wrong..... and they began to investigate and gather more information based on the newly found eviedence that the earth was round.
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Actually scientist knew that the earth was round for almost a thousand years before that. The main thing holding the common man from finding out was the fear of torture from the religious folk. Same thing with the ear revolving around the sun.
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Originally Posted by irpq11
Sorry, but the current theory makes much more sense. I loved how they kept slowly morphing the land masses to 'fit' the theory.
I sure hope Al Gore doesn't get ahold of this. He'll find a way to make money off of it.
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I think the two theories could coexist actually. Cause we do have evidence of subduction. The fact that they newest part of the sub-atlantic shelve is smoother nearer to that fault line and rockier near edges of the continent could mean that as stress was placed on the older rock it crumbled as it was being pushed away faster than the plates were shifting to accommodate the new land.
I don't think it's a giant conspiracy i just think that introducing too many theories that aren't yet developed enough would cause unneeded duress amongst people that it really doesn't matter to. So until you have all the kinks worked out why bother discussing it with the layman? If he's interested he'll look for it and maybe come across it but there is no point in worrying the common folk with something that while possibly important, immediately means nothing to them.