Or can you be both? Because I believe the earth is very old but it also has had major catastrophes happen to it.
2007-01-29 16:29:33 · 4 answers · asked by Meggy-Eggy-Head 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
You don't have to belong to either camp.....examine the evidence and form your own point of view. That is the point of education. Read the writings of Stephen J Gould....
2007-01-30 05:27:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It certainly is possible to be both.
The Scarab'ed badlands in the northwestern US, the evidence of massive tidal waves in australia set off by underwater landslides in hawaii, caldera, etc etc etc all show that catastrophes DO occur, and yet, and yet and yet, lake bottoms build up a layer a year. Ocean sediment builds up a layer at a time, the mid-atlanic ridge spreads slowly etc etc etc.
The world is a complex place. Simple solutions are almost ALWAYS wrong
2007-01-30 00:49:08 · answer #2 · answered by rboatright 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you are right on both accounts. There have been several mass extinctions during the Earth's history, the Most famous of course, the Cretaceous - Tertiary , which saw the end of the Dinosaurs.
2007-01-30 01:14:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can be both. Some of my best friends are paleontologists (not that I'd normally admit that LOL) and a few would agree with you.
2007-01-30 00:49:54 · answer #4 · answered by GatorGal 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋