The Far East (Religion)

by xeno6696 , Sonoran Desert, Sunday, September 19, 2010, 04:13 (4966 days ago) @ Balance_Maintained

I really and truly never even meant to get into a debate over Noah, but have problem with limiting it to this thread. I am more interested in the fact that the geological mechanisms to cause such a cataclysm are, in fact, real. 
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> I was speaking with a colleague of mine who specializes in plate tectonics, which is quite different from my work with geophysics. According to his reply, a meteor strike of sufficient force could in fact cause a chain reaction that would be comparable. This is mainly due to the shock waves from such an impact propagating through the crust and mantle. As the wave moved deeper into the planet, the increased pressure and temperature could cause the mantle to fracture, releasing the trapped fluids, which could then be expelled via sub-sea vents and volcanic activity. 
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> I will do some follow up research and see what I can turn up. 
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> Cheers All.
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> And I hope there are no hard feelings, I am certainly not trying to troll this wonderful resource of intellectual discussion. They are rare enough without ruining the few gems I stumble across.-Don't worry about it. I found this site while getting ready to launch my own agnostics website, and stayed because (not only will they put up with me), but I've learned so much by the discussions here. I can only speak for myself, but when it comes to this kind of thing I live for conflict; as much as it can humble, the discovery of error in my thinking means I'm growing. I was actually going to make sure there was no hard feelings on your end; when I'm on the warpath I get aggressive.

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\"Why is it, Master, that ascetics fight with ascetics?\"

\"It is, brahmin, because of attachment to views, adherence to views, fixation on views, addiction to views, obsession with views, holding firmly to views that ascetics fight with ascetics.\"