Hell must be trying to break through! Just kidding, an interesting article.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070306/ap_on_sc/seabed_expedition
hell must be breaking through
by carla 3 Replies latest jw friends
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ajwnm
I think that this is a fascinating story. When I read this a few questions immediately came to mind.
What keeps the mantle from immediately bursting thru the sea? The weight of the water above? Our traditional education clearly doesn't allow for this. The amount of pressure the mantle is suppose to be under is incredibly high. Much higher than the amount of pressure exerted on the sea bed by the water. Why isn't there a horrific cataclysmic eruption of the mantle thru the sea bed?
Also, I read about a Japanese ( I think) group who were going to drill down thru the mantle for scientific studies. At the time I read that I thought they were dangerously loony. Seems to me that that would be akin to drilling thru a completely full pressurized oxygen tank with a spike and expecting a needle to contain the contents.
I wonder if these two stories are connected?
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Brother Apostate
It'll be interesting to see what if anything is learned from this.
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Jourles
I recall reading an article that said this discovery actually questions everything we know about evolutionary changes of the earth. Something about the tectonic plates and how they shift and this opening in the earth sort of blows that explanation away. I'm no expert in geological shifts, but I thought it was interesting.