-Caveat Lector-
Unfortunately, Andrew, geological history is filled with the marks and scars
of catastrophes that *don't* fit the HAB Theory. The flooding of the Black
Sea is fascinating; it has major implications for archaeology, especially
for the quest to understand the origins of the Indo-European-speaking
peoples. It may indeed be one (I emphasize *one*) of the sources of the
biblical Flood story. There are lots of other floods and related events,
however, which don't fit so neatly into that 7500-year cycle, such as the
eruption of Thera which spelled the doom of Minoan civilization and probably
inspired the legend of Atlantis; or the flooding of the Mediterranean Basin
at 2+ million years B.P., when the Gibraltar dam collapsed. I repeat what I
said in my earlier post: what we need in this discussion is hard
archaeological and palaeontological data which has undergone the rigorous
peer-review process. There is mystery and wonder enough in the history of
this planet without adding our own speculations to the mix...
Please remember, too, that I always try to remain open to unconventional,
off-the-wall ideas. A good many of today's scientific orthodoxies, such as
plate tectonics, started out as off-the-wall ideas, after all. When I
challenge someone's statements, it's in an effort to force more rigorous,
disciplined thinking than is often exhibited. Truth is often found in very
strange places by very strange people. All I ask is that you be as cautious
and precise in your descriptions of that very weird truth as possible. As
J.B.S. Haldane remarked, "The universe is not only queerer than we know, it
is queerer than we *can* know."
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Hennessey [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 1999 10:51 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [CTRL] The Dropa Stones and HAB
>
> <snip>
>
> hi, the following comments fit in exactly with the HAB theory I'm afraid.
> The HAB theory says that disaster by plate reshuffle happens every 7500
> years
> or so ....
>
> >Scientists have never found Noah or his ark, but they believe in his
> flood.
> >It happened about 7,600 years ago, when the Mediterranean Sea, swollen by
> >melted glaciers, breached a natural dam separating it from the freshwater
> >lake known today as the Black Sea.
> >
> >http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPlate/1999-09/26/195l-092699-idx.ht
> ml
> >
>
> COMPELLING evidence that there was a Great Flood, as told in the Old
> Testament story of Noah's Ark, has been found far below the waters of the
> Black Sea by an American expedition.
>
> Underwater surveyors, led by Robert Ballard, the renowned oceanographer
> who
> found the Titanic and other sunken ships of the 20th century, have
> discovered an ancient coastline at a depth of 450ft.
>
> http://www.the-times.co.uk/news/pages/Times/timfgnusa02001.html?999
>
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