Water canopy?

Question

Believe this theory? No? Why/Why Not?

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Answer 1

why not .. we're making a greenhouse gas canopy now ..

Answer 2

I wasn't there, so I can't know for sure. It makes sense to me though.

The atmosphere pressure would be higher. There have been studies done that show wounds heal faster and Pterodactyls would possibly be able to fly.

This would cause a greenhouse affect, which would cause more of a tropical climate. This would help explain why tropical fossils are found in the arctics.

This would filter out more UV light, which would help things live longer. People's lifespans shortened by a lot shortly after the flood.

Some reptiles grow their whole lives. If they lived a long time, they would get large. After the flood, things didn't live as long. This would be a possible explanation of what happened to the large dinosaurs.

This would be an explanation of where the water for the flood came from. It would also explain why there weren't rainbows before the flood, but there are after.

Our current mountains are too tall to support a water canopy. One thought is that a volcanic eruption burst the canopy.

P.S. - I heard about this around 30 years ago. So, I looked it up. Looks like it's not such a good theory after all.

Answer 3

I AM Very Curious About this Water Canopy Theory.
Could be!
Might Not!
In Some Ways, it does make Sense, but I really don't know How it would Stay Up There.

Help!
Is there a Scientist in the House?

(and no Jargon-Lingo either! :) your Talking to a Shade-Tree here!)
Thanks!

Answer 4

Considering that there is not a single, solitary shred of physical evidence to support this 'idea' (I won't even honour it with the epithet 'theory'), it is hard to garner much support for it.

The only reason it has any kind of backing at all is because it is required to ret-con some of the more preposterous elements of the mechanics of the Biblical Great Flood, and make them even vaguely, partially plausible.

The water canopy idea has about as much scientific validity as chronoton fluctuations or warp-nacelle conduit variation overthrusters that are used in Star Trek to justify whatever physically impossible thing they want to put into their fiction.

Answer 5

Isaac Vail (1840 –1912) first proposed the canopy theory in 1874.1 He believed a canopy formed millions of years ago as the earth evolved from a molten state. Vail supported his case primarily by ancient Babylonian mythology.

Enough said

Thanks for the laugh.

Answer 6

They base that on the artwork of Isaac Newton Vail (1874) who maintained that the earth once had rings round it like Jupiter or Saturn and the fall down of those is what led to Noah's Flood. Vail also asserted the rings contained gold, limestone and distinct different minerals. Vail himself believed the earth to have began in a molten lava level and that the earth become very previous. although, rings round earth were disproved because of orbital situations.

Answer 7

The Bible says it is true. And, if it is true, it would render all carbon dating before the flood inaccurate since this canopy would affect the way the sun's rays hit the earth. Also, the billions (perhaps trillions) of tons of water having fallen during the great flood would have huge impact on the earths crust, causing mountains to shoot up, as we have today.

Jesus portrayed to flood of Noah's day as an actual event. This water had to come from somewhere, and Genesis says it came from the watery expanse.

Answer 8

I'm looking for a good laugh, so I'll have to check that one out.

If you want to laugh, check out the "creation museum" on Youtube. Some of the clips are hysterical!

Answer 9

No,not even close. It is the most ridiculous idea ever put forth,and has ZERO support from any legitimate scientists on Earth.

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Answer 10

Honestly....I just now googled it.

Um. Well, the site I found was a CHRISTIAN site saying that it was whacked and linking to scientists who agreed and I concur with both.