Re: [asa] Plate tectonics

    Charles has a good summary of plate tectonics, including a phase of
ridicule and the eventual change.

    Steve adds interesting information, including:

    "Although ridiculed, the Continental Drift hypothesis remained in the
geology textbooks from the time of Wegener ..."
    Is this an unusual combination?

   "This book capitalized on the frustrations in the geologic community
with the prevailing geosynclinal theory. ... The Genesis Flood does not
even acknowledge or recognize the Plate Tectonics revolution that was
beginning at that time. Within a decade all of the geologic problems used
effectively in The Genesis Flood were easily solved by Plate Tectonic
Theory yet it has taken several decades for this revolution to be
acknowledged in the YEC community."

    In 1998, PSCF had a paper by John Wiester, "Paradigm Shifts in Geology
and Biology: Geosynclinal Theory and Plate Tectonics; Darwinism and
Intelligent Design" comparing attitudes in geology and biology.
http://www.asa3.org/ASA/PSCF/1998/PSCF12-98Wiester.html

Craig

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Received on Sat Oct 21 14:48:10 2006