VOLCANO MADNESS: Re: [Geology2] Solving the Major Extinctions

Friday, April 26, 2013

Re: [Geology2] Solving the Major Extinctions

Thanks Kim... I was out of pocket yesterday-all day long. Now, as to this online book, how the hell can Chicxulub create the Indian continent half a world away is beyond me. The Indian continent was not "created"-- it was broken off from Pangea and travelled upwards to its present location. And when anyone uses the word, "all," then my left eyebrow raises 3" higher. The mechanisms within the earth and natural phenomon are far too complex to be swept into an all-encompassing theory. The suggestion that all major extinctions were caused by a bolide impact is ludicrous. The author presses Occam's Razor to the point of annhilation. Also, there is not one-not even a HINT of a hotspot in the Indonesian Islands. Subduction means nothing anymore? What?

Please. This book is a fairy tale written by a deluded, wanna-be geologist. The trip reminds me of what the Cheshire Cat said upon Alice's full immersion into Wonderland: We're all mad here.

Lin

On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 11:34 PM, Kim Noyes <kimnoyes@gmail.com> wrote:

I approved this because it is topical and it does purport to be based upon scientific fact. Although this hypothesis (NOT theory) it almost certainly false it will make for an interesting and healthy scientific debate.

First off that I notice that is wrong is the conflation of hotspots with antipodes and secondly the dating contradictions to his hypothesis and third, the fact he is not going through peer-reviewed channels and getting officially published but is self-published.... doesn't inspire confidence.

Kimmer

On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 5:48 PM, benfishler <benfishler@yahoo.com> wrote:

I have posted a new book on the web at www.solvingthemajorextinctions.com which attempts to provide a complete and unified answer to the question of the major extinctions which have occurred over the past 600 million years. While the book necessarily challenges many of the currently accepted mechanisms of paleogeology, the book relies upon the natural effects of normal physical forces, rather than anything magical or mysterious.

Check out something completely new and different! Comments appreciated.

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