To: AEMILIUS PAULUS
There was no discussion of catatrophism except to say it was refuted. That is why I brought up the "return to catatrophism" topic.It has been refuted as a cause of major geological phenomena. It is returning as an explanation of a handful of biological extinctions. Satellite photos have given us evidence of large craters, but these are not the cause of features like the grand canyon.
23 posted on
01/26/2003 10:43:19 AM PST by
js1138
To: js1138
That is what I'm saying it is returning. You are correct to the extent that catatrophism no longer "explains" features like the Grand Canyon. I tend to think though that there is some insight into the scientists psyche by the return of the doctrine. However, I do not insist.
25 posted on
01/26/2003 10:48:25 AM PST by
AEMILIUS PAULUS
(Further, the statement assumed)
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