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Of course it wasn't a collosion. They were created in the creation week. The moon was set in motion to maintain the features we have on earth.
Scientists have suggested that the moon was created when a Mars-size object named Theia collided with Earth 4.5 billion years ago, with more than 40 percent of the moon made up of debris from this impacting body. However, researchers had expected this alien world to be chemically different from Earth, and past studies have revealed that the moon and Earth appear quite similar when it comes to versions of elements called isotopes — more so than might be suggested by the current Theia model. (Isotopes of an element have differing numbers of neutrons from one another.)[Charles C1]
Hmmm, where have I read a theory matching the observation before.
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Originally Posted by Creationist Walt Brown
These explanations have many other problems. Understanding them caused one expert to joke, “The best explanation [for the Moon] was observational error—the Moon does not exist.”h Similar difficulties exist for evolutionary explanations of the other (almost 200) known moons in the solar system.
But the Moon does exist. If it was not pulled or splashed from Earth, was not built up from smaller particles near its present orbit, and was not captured from outside its present orbit, only one hypothesis remains: the Moon was created in its present orbit.
Moreover, if the Earth had lost that much mass, the energy from gravitational settling thereafter would be enough to melt it many times over. And we know the Earth was never molten.
if the Earth had lost that much mass, the energy from gravitational settling thereafter would be enough to melt it many times over.
It seems you will continue to incessantly spew this melting the earth blather without regard to the existence of a prior thread where the idiocy of such a claim was already shown. I see no benefit in rehashing arguments that you obviously summarily ignored where they were presented before (starting with post 241 of the old Noah’s Flood thread). If there some modicum of scientific integrity being shown on your part, then I would engage deeper into the physics. But for me to waste my time with an intransigent Creationist is a poor use of my time.
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And we know the Earth was never molten.
On what basis are you taking a stand in direct opposition to that taken by the Christian and one of the Fathers of Thermodynamics – Lord Kelvin? He based much of his work on an initially molten earth. You have understanding he was not privy to?
Which is why we find all the dense stuff on the surface. Rex being a prime example.
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Originally Posted by DavisBJ
It seems you will continue to incessantly spew this melting the earth blather without regard to the existence of a prior thread where the idiocy of such a claim was already shown. I see no benefit in rehashing arguments that you obviously summarily ignored where they were presented before (starting with post 241 of the old Noah’s Flood thread).
Moreover, if the Earth had lost that much mass, the energy from gravitational settling thereafter would be enough to melt it many times over. And we know the Earth was never molten.
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Never be haughty to the humble; never be humble to the haughty.
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March 27th, 2012, 08:44 PM
Scientists have suggested that the moon was created when a Mars-size object named Theia collided with Earth 4.5 billion years ago, with more than 40 percent of the moon made up of debris from this impacting body. However, researchers had expected this alien world to be chemically different from Earth, and past studies have revealed that the moon and Earth appear quite similar when it comes to versions of elements called isotopes — more so than might be suggested by the current Theia model. (Isotopes of an element have differing numbers of neutrons from one another.)[Charles C1]
This seems foolish. If the Earth got whacked by a large object, sufficient to knock a large chunk of it into orbit, one would expect that object to leave the same isotopes on the Earth as it did on the moon, and therefore, the two bodies would have very similar isotope ratios.
Slogan/motto:
Never be haughty to the humble; never be humble to the haughty.
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March 27th, 2012, 09:01 PM
There's a kicker. Turns out the tungsten ratios are not just close, they are identical. So, unless whatever hit the Earth came from nearby, there's a problem. The fact that we have a class of meteorites that are precisely like the Moon and Earth suggests that's the case. http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/...144396555.html
[color="Indigo"]Scientists have suggested that the moon was created when a Mars-size object named Theia collided with Earth 4.5 billion years ago, with more than 40 percent of the moon made up of debris from this impacting body. However, researchers had expected this alien world to be chemically different from Earth, and past studies have revealed that the moon and Earth appear quite similar when it comes to versions of elements called isotopes — more so than might be suggested by the current Theia model. (Isotopes of an element have differing numbers of neutrons from one another.)[Charles C1][/color]This seems foolish. If the Earth got whacked by a large object, sufficient to knock a large chunk of it into orbit, one would expect that object to leave the same isotopes on the Earth as it did on the moon, and therefore, the two bodies would have very similar isotope ratios.Think.
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Originally Posted by The Barbarian
There's a kicker. Turns out the tungsten ratios are not just close, they are identical. So, unless whatever hit the Earth came from nearby, there's a problem. The fact that we have a class of meteorites that are precisely like the Moon and Earth suggests that's the case.
[url]http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/Did-the-Moon-Come-From-Earth-144396555.html[/url]
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