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New Theories / Biblical Flood
« on: 06/01/2023 14:22:46 »
In my theory the size of the earth is balanced by opposing forces; gravity and pressure. The force of gravity decreases over time and internal pressure pushes the expansion of the earth. Sea levels are determined by (liquid) water volume to surface area ratio. The volume of water increases over time by volcanic gassing (CO2, N2, H2O...). In time, the surface area of earth increases exponentially and volume of water increases at a decelerating rate. At the beginning of the Archean eon, after Theia impacted the earth and blew its atmosphere away, sea levels began to rise and by the end of the Proterozoic eon flooded the entire globe. All the continents but a few tall volcanic mountains were under water. By the Cambrian period the increase in surface area exceeded the rate of water accumulation and sea levels began to drop. Fossils of non-vascular plants are found in the Ordovician, vascular plants in the Silurian and the first forests in the Devonian implying parts of the continents were permanently above water. Had the moon not formed earth's atmosphere would have been as thick as Venus.