[_ Old Earth _] GEOLOGIC ANOMALIES AND THE MACROEVOLUTIONARY HYPOTHESIS

[kendemyer]

GEOLOGICAL ANOMALIES AND OTHER ANOMALIES AND THE EVOLUTIONARY HYPOTHESIS


PREFACE

Falsification is an important principle in science because it is very useful in eliminating pseudoscience from science and shifting paradigms in the scientific community.

Here is a portion of a essay written on the topic that I recommend written by the philosopher of science Karl Popper:

http://www.stephenjaygould.org/ctrl/pop ... ation.html


Now when a number of anomalies or even a very series anomalies challenge some scientists views or the scientific consensus of course this can point to scientists believing something that is not at all valid.


ANOMALIES AND THE MACROEVOLUTIONARY VIEW

Here are some anomolies which challenge the views of some evolutionary scientists:


ANTARCTICA

New Scientist regarding Antarctica:
http://www.geocities.com/aleph135/antarctic20.html



EXCTINCTION OF THE MAMMOTHS

http://www.geocities.com/aleph135/mammoths17.html


CREATIONISTS ON THE MAMMOTHS

Here is an creationist explanation for the ice age and mammoths:

http://www.answersingenesis.org/creatio ... ammoth.asp

http://www.answersingenesis.org/home/ar ... ammoth.asp




WILLIAM CORLISS AND GEOLOGICAL ANOMOLIES

I have read that William R. Corliss is a non-creationist who has spent considerable time searching for scientific anomolies:

Here is a brief biography of Mr. Corliss:

Science Frontiers and the Catalog of Anomalies are produced by William R. Corliss. Corliss has degrees in physics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (B.S., 1950) and the University of Colorado (M.S., 1953). He is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Society for Scientific Exploration. He resides in Glen Arm, Maryland, USA, where the Sourcebook Project is headquartered.

taken from: http://www.science-frontiers.com/

Here is a purported quote from William Corliss:

"Potentially more important to geological thinking are those unconformities that signal large chunks of geological history are missing, even though the strata on either side of the unconformity are perfectly parallel and show no evidence of erosion. Did millions of years fly by with no discernible effect? A possible though controversial inference is that our geological clocks and stratigraphic concepts need working on." William R. Corliss, Unknown Earth (Glen Arm, Maryland: The Sourcebook Project, 1980), p. 219.

taken from: http://www.cs.unc.edu/~plaisted/ce/flood.html

Here is what New Scientist said about Mr. Corliss:

"All I can say to Corliss is carry on cataloging". New Scientist

taken from: http://www.science-frontiers.com/sourcebk.htm

I am particularly interested in the following two books if anyone wishes to do any research:

1. Anomalies in Geology: Physical, Chemical, Biological by William Corliss

Here is an overview of this book:

Typical subjects covered:

Biological extinction events * Musical sands, ringing rocks * Anomalies of oil's origin * Ice caves, frozen wells * Natural fission reactors * Marine organisms and fossils found far inland * Siberia's frozen mammoths * Radiometric dating problems * Anchor ice, frazil ice * Violent lake turnovers * Flexible rocks * Origin of ocean water * Skipping in fossil record * Valleys of death * Prismatic sandstone from Missouri
335 pages, hardcover, $18.95, 55 illustrations, 5 indexes, 1989. 1260 references, LC 89-90680, ISBN 915554-23-2, 7x10 format.

taken from: http://www.science-frontiers.com/sourcebk.htm

2. Neglected Geological Anomalies by William Corliss (1990), (Glen Arm, MD: The Sourcebook Project).


Here is an overview:

Neglected but far from insignificant are the anomalies cataloged here....

Typical subjects covered:

Concretions and geodes * Tektites and microtektites * Erratic boulders and gravels * Polystrate fossils * Bone caves and bone beds * Giant basalt flows * Natural glasses * Surging glaciers * Driftless regions * Stretched pebbles * Crystal inclusions * Rarity of fossil meteorites and tektites * Elevated erratics * Stone rivers and rock glaciers
333 pages, hardcover, $18.95, 80 illustrations, 5 indexes, 1990. 1030 references, LC 90-60568, ISBN 915554-24-0, 7x10 format

taken from: http://www.science-frontiers.com/sourcebk.htm