Not exact matches
Second: The Creation tale is simply a way for
early humans to explain mans creation and «fall» from God's predetermined path... The old testament is full of stuff more related to philosophy and health advice then «Gods word» However, this revelation has not made me less of a christian... In Contrast to those stuck in «the old ways»
regarding faith (not believing in neanderthals and championing the claim that
earth is only 6000 years old), I believe God created the universe on the very principle of physics and evolution (and other sciencey stuff)... Thus the first clash of atoms was the first step in the billionyear long recipe in creating the universe, the galaxies, the stars, the planets, life itself and us.
Regarding the shape of the
earth, The Encyclopedia Americana says: «The
earliest known image that men had of the
earth was that it was a flat, rigid platform at the center of the universe....
To
early humans, the
earth was revered in personal terms, and often
regarded as their Mother.
In addition to relating details of some of the personal, sometimes quite extreme, interpersonal conflicts between some of the
early figures in paleontology, the book also provides a good overview of how scientific estimates
regarding the age of the
earth and the development of life on
earth have advanced over the last few centuries.
«Despite their small size, these interplanetary dust particles may have provided higher quantities and a steadier supply of extraterrestrial organic material to
early Earth,» said Michael Callahan of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. «Unfortunately, there have been limited studies examining their organic composition, especially with
regards to biologically relevant molecules that may have been important for the origin of life, due to the miniscule size of these samples.»
He wants to spread the knowledge about
early lifeduring what he
regards as a very exciting time in
Earth history.
Meteors that have crashed to
Earth have long been
regarded as relics of the
early solar system.
Regarding the recent paperback, «
Earth Transformed,» by William F. Ruddiman, 2014, and mentioned by by John Mashey
earlier in this thread, I've read enough of it to realize it's a great segue into climate science thinking.
Berkeley
Earth was founded in
early 2010 with the goal of addressing the major concerns of skeptics
regarding global warming and the land surface temperature record.