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Massive ‘ocean’ discovered towards Earth’s core (2014)

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Re: Massive ‘ocean’ discovered towards Earth’s core (2014)

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Post by zaroth »

hobs wrote: post #13
elwell wrote: post #9

Another instance of the scientific community converging to a consensus congruent with the Genesis account of creation. Genesis 2:5-6 "the Lord God had not sent rain on the earth ... but streams came up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground." Two other notable instances: the universe had a beginning (a Big Bang) and evolution occurred generally in the order described in Genesis 1 (nothing, plants,…

Why does the book get all the points for the things it gets right without getting points detracted for what it gets wrong?

Twice a day my clock is not only right, it is, in fact, the most accurate clock ever created.

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Post by prawn »

jacobush wrote: post #8
markdown wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The "ocean" is in fact solid rock permeated with water. Even under immense pressure, the water only trickles out of this rock. Genesis is a collection of myths.

Indeed, but there have been many floods in the area. I think a lot of what is saved in writing and stories has some basis in fact. Sometimes I even wonder if tales of trolls (and similar creatures in various cultures) can be Neanderthals etc.

In case you haven't read it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood_myth

Re: Massive ‘ocean’ discovered towards Earth’s core (2014)

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Post by ta1234567890 »

It's sad to see so much hate in the comments. It would be amazing if there were more discussions with genuine curiosity rather than a dismissive attitude of intellectual superiority. Unfortunately words can only express so much.

Fascinating discovery by the way. Makes me realize how much there always is to learn and discover despite how much we already know.

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Post by lostlogin »

prawn wrote: post #23
jacobush wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Indeed, but there have been many floods in the area. I think a lot of what is saved in writing and stories has some basis in fact. Sometimes I even wonder if tales of trolls (and similar creatures in various cultures) can be Neanderthals etc.

In case you haven't read it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood_myth

Thank you for that. The bit about the flooding of the Persian Gulf is fascinating.

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Post by ehnto »

ComputerGuru wrote: post #7

I know it was mostly nonsense, but Jules Vernes’ Journey to the Center of the Earth enchanted me to no end and sent my mind imagining such undiscovered wonders, including, yes, oceans within massive caverns miles below the crust. That man was such an incredible, creative storyteller.

Absolutely, one of my all time favourites. It was so delightfully imaginative and yet knowing it was tied to the science of the era made for a completely new world view while reading it.

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Post by ben_w »

elwell wrote: post #9

Another instance of the scientific community converging to a consensus congruent with the Genesis account of creation. Genesis 2:5-6 "the Lord God had not sent rain on the earth ... but streams came up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground." Two other notable instances: the universe had a beginning (a Big Bang) and evolution occurred generally in the order described in Genesis 1 (nothing, plants,…

Scientists used to assume the bible was a historical document that told the truth. They (generally) stopped believing because a close examination of reality kept contradicting it.

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Post by completelylegit »

hobs wrote: post #13
elwell wrote: post #9

Another instance of the scientific community converging to a consensus congruent with the Genesis account of creation. Genesis 2:5-6 "the Lord God had not sent rain on the earth ... but streams came up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground." Two other notable instances: the universe had a beginning (a Big Bang) and evolution occurred generally in the order described in Genesis 1 (nothing, plants,…

Why does the book get all the points for the things it gets right without getting points detracted for what it gets wrong?

We need to understand. We search for patterns.

Not knowing is an ache that forces some to look and convinces others to stop looking.

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