I’ve been studying weird beliefs for over a quarter century, and in reading this book I was still stunned by what some members of my species think about earth, including that it is at the center of the universe, that it is only six thousand years old, that all those dinosaur fossils are faked, that it is a giant magnet, that it is flat, that it is hollow, that it is constantly expanding, that we never visited its moon, that there are mysterious ley lines around it directing the planet’s energies, and that there was once an ancient advanced civilization on it called Atlantis. Once you start in, you won’t be able to put it down as you will be constantly amazed by what strange ideas people have about our planet.
The book you hold in your hands by my friend and colleague Donald Prothero is one of the most captivating you will ever read. Science and Critical Thinking 1 The Flat Earth 22 Ptolemy Revisited 41 The Hollow Earth 60 Is the Earth Expanding? 73 Did We Really Land on the Moon? 81 Magnetic Myths 96 Earth-Shaking Myths 102 Quacks and Quakes 109 Was There a Great Flood? 117 Are Dinosaurs Faked? 145 Is the Earth Only Six Thousand Years Old? 152 Mysteries of Mount Shasta 167 The Myth of Atlantis 178 The Mysterious Ley Lines 190 Crystal Con Artists 201 Water Witching 216 Mysterious Earth: Why People Want to Believe Weird Things 228 Notes 249 For Further Reading Index 273
This book is dedicated to the great geologists who trained me and inspired me: Harry Cook Mike Woodburne Mike Murphy Lewis Cohen Peter Sadler Paul Robinson Wally Broecker Neil Opdyke Dennis Kent Bill Ryan Walter Pitman Rich Schweickert Larry DeMott Dewey Moore Bob Dottįoreword ix Preface xiii Acknowledgments xv 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences-Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48–1992. Prothero All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. This book is a publication of Red Lightning Books 1320 East 10th Street Bloomington, Indiana 47405 USA © 2020 by Donald R. Weird earth DEBUNKING STRANGE IDEAS ABOUT OUR PLANET John’s, (iv) Quebec City ( g) what are the government's projected annual operating costs for the two remaining centres, (i) combined and individually, (ii) Halifax, (iii) Trenton ( h) what are the costs associated with needed infrastructure upgrades to accommodate the proposed changes in (i) Halifax, (ii) Trenton ( i) will all the employees at the remaining centres in Halifax and Trenton be fully bilingual at the highest capacity and ( j) will the government have to spend money and resources on improving French language abilities by SAR employees following the closure of the Quebec City SAR Centre and what will the total costs associated with this be? Hon.12 Is the Earth Only Six Thousand Years Old?ġ8 Mysterious Earth: Why People Want to Believe Weird Things John’s and Quebec City SAR Centres for 2010 ( f) what were the 2010 operating costs for the individual centres, (i) Halifax, (ii) Trenton, (iii) St. John’s SAR Centre as a template for the future closure of the Quebec City SAR Centre and, if so, when will the Quebec City SAR Centre close ( b) what will the total transition costs associated with these closures be ( c) how many part-time, full-time and contract employees will lose jobs due to these closures ( d) will employees who lose jobs due to the closures be offered any type of severance pay and, if so, how much will be offered, (i) what will the total costs associated with any severance be ( e) what was the total operating cost for Halifax, Trenton, St. With regard to Canadian Coast Guard Search and Rescue (SAR) Centres: ( a) does the government plan on using the closure of the St.
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