Atheists..?

Question

When a planetary embryo about the size of Mars impacted the planet knocking its axis out of solar alignment and heating the surface of the planet to 4,000 Fahrenheit how did the Atmosphere survive?

Answer 1

I wasn't aware that all atheists had degrees in phsyics. Perhaps you should address your question to the science section

to post it here makes you seem like a decietful coward

Answer 2

I can't imagine what this has to do with religion or spirituality, but what the hell.

If the event that you're describing occurred (there are other models for the Moon's formation), it would have occurred only less than 50 million years after the formation of the Solar System. Earth's atmosphere at the time would have been almost entirely water vapor and volcanic gases.

Answer 3

1. How would this effect the atmosphere?

2. What is a planetary embryo?

3. I believe the sun is much hotter that 4,000 degrees and it seems to be working ok, for now.

Answer 4

I answered the other version of this.

I think that the atmosphere formed mostly after the impact. If I remember my astronomy correctly, the gravitational pull of the moon was important in the formation of the Earth's atmosphere, and there was no moon until that impact.

I could be wrong, but I think that's what happened.

EDIT:
LOL @ the assumptions made by the person above me. I'm not laughing at the assumptions themselves, just the fact that I know they're both wrong.

Answer 5

You mean when our moon was torn from the earth?. Well, since the atmosphere was still mostly, volcanic, I don't think it was much of a problem.


I am not an atheist, but if I remember my science correctly, and also the things I have read in the newspaper, on new geological discoveries, that is sort of how it went.

Answer 6

Jeepers ... Is this an answer an atheist must know to be an atheist? I thought to be an atheist all one had to do is not accept that there is a personal god (that, for those of you who don't know, is what theism is all about ... it's about the concept that god is there to take care of you as opposed to non-theism that believes you are totally responsible for yourself and that god may provide, but you are responsible for what you do with what god provides).

Regardless, I'd bet that the person asking the question has some other motive for the question. (sarcastically) -I'd bet that that person has hard undeniable scientific EVIDENCE, as opposed to belief, that their god, as opposed to the spirits or gods of non-theistic religions, simply snapped his fingers, said "VOILA" and suddenly the universe existed in 7 days.

OH, and I'd bet 10 to 1 that the person asking the question is of some christian faith as I don't recall ever having a Jew or a Muslim, or a Buddhist, or a Hindu, or a Native American challenge others about their religious and spiritual beliefs (well, maybe we need, to some degree, to reconsider Muslim).

Answer 7

I guessing you don't know the atmosphere has changed many times during the time the earth has been here.

Answer 8

You do realize that Earth did not always have an atmosphere like we have today, right?

Answer 9

Been reading Velikovsky have you? Better hang on tight because you're in for a rough ride if you continue down that path.

Answer 10

Everyone knows the answer to this, it's obvious!!

Seriously, why do people assume that all atheists know science so well? But then again I guess they could assume something worse, but still...its irritating.