See post #54 where I say that...
The only adherents to Gold's (ond others) theories are those who also subscribe to global warming... Science and FACT over theory...
The "fossil" theory of oil is just that....a theory. Many reputable scientists say that the abiogenic theory answers more questions about the origins of oil than the "fossil" theory.
The theory that answers more questions is usually considered the best theory.
I am not familiar with the facts supporting your statement that "the only adherents to Gold's(ond others)theories are those who also subscribe to global warming...(sic)".
I, for one, see the abiogenic theory as more informative than the fossil theory, and I certainly do not subscribe to man-made global warming scenarios. Global warming AND cooling, however, are well established.
It is inevitable that there is strong resistance to any new idea, notwithstanding the fact that the abiogenic theory is not new, only new in the West. New ideas unsettle the status quo with all the implications thereof. Heck, careers come into question!!! People have to retool thinking processes, never a painless process. Why some people have to admit they were wrong. And we all know how painful that can be. Heck, I know people who would never, under any circumstance, admit they had been wrong!! LOL!!!