Re: flood date, ark compostions, etc
rycttb@sprynet.com
Mon, 30 Dec 1996 06:52:17 -0800Glen,
I'd like to continue my post about Donald
Patten's ideas and even some areas where
I disagree with him.
1) I accept the radiometric dates. I believe
the paleometric polar reversals were not
caused by the passing of Mars. It is my
understanding these reversals can be, and
have been dated by analyzing ocean core samples.
2) In all fairness to Patten he does believe
the ice particles picked up an electrical
charge before fluxing in. Sorry about
leaving that out. Your probably right about
there being no ice dump on earth. But I
still want to find out if we had a change
in the ozone level in the antartic ice.
3) Patten seems to think the ice dump on Mars
happened pretty much like you described it in
your 29 Dec 96 21:34:03 post. That is, Mars
ended up with running water and thus rivers
which are now dry. Of course, when or even if this
happened to Mars is unknown.
4) Discounting the gravitational pull of the sun, if
the earth didn't spin and the moon didn't rotate
around the earth would the tides rise and fall?
According to "The New Book of Knowledge" encyclopedia
1986 edition, the article on tides, they wouldn't.
The article indicated there would be two stationary
high tide locations. The highest stationary high
tide would be located on the side of the earth
closest to the moon. The second and not as high,
stationary tide location would be on the side
of the earth farthest from the moon.
My point is an increase in gravity gradient
would not necessarily result in tidal waves
moving at hundreds or even thousands of mph.
It's possible for there to be two stationary or
even slowly moving high tide locations.
5) It is not required that Mars came even near
roche's limit of earth. All we know from the
Biblical text is that as far as Noah could see
all the Mountains were covered. I believe this
does not include the mountains Noah couldn't
see. Concerning Genesis 7:20 David Fasold, who
has lots of sea experience, in his book,
"The Ark of Noah" has a convincing argument
that "15 cubits upward" simply means it was
15 cubis form the bottom of the ship to the
top of the water. So perhaps Mars didn't come
as close as I thought and the gravity gradient
wasn't increased as much as I thought.
5) I will have to do some more research on
the moho, etc.
6) Due to the usually resonant orbits or the planets
and there satelites Patten believes the moon was
basically on the side of the earth away from Mars and
was thus pretty much uneffected by earth pass Mars
made. I think he's right about that.
7) A couple of things I think his modified theory
explain are A) Why over 12 civilizations had 360
days in their calendars prior to the 701 B.C. pass
Mars made by the earth. "The ARk of Noah" by David
Fasold pages 64-66. "Catastrophism and the Old
Testament" by Donald Patten pages 221-223.
B) How Jonathan Swift was able to describe in
detail the 2 satellites of Mars almost 150 years
before they were seen with a telescope.
"Catastrophism and the Old Testament" pages 276-278.
Wayne McKellips.