It’s Going to be Tough to Prove They’re Wrong

This has nothing to do with politics. The News and Observer reports (10-25-06) two scientists have determined millions of years ago the Amazon River flowed in the opposite direction.


I know it’s akin to heresy to question anything scientific but, sometimes, it’s hard not to wonder about scientists. How can they be so certain what happened a hundred million years ago? They say they proved the fact by testing alluvial mud. But you have to wonder, couldn’t there be a dozen or a hundred or a thousand explanations for the minerals in that sediment they’ve never dreamed of?


I guess one thing’s for sure: when scientist says with certainty he knows what happened a hundred million years ago, it’s going to be tough to prove he’s wrong.


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It’s Going to be Tough to Prove They’re Wrong

This has nothing to do with politics. The News and Observer reports (10-25-06) two scientists have determined millions of years ago the Amazon River flowed in the opposite direction.


I know it’s akin to heresy to question anything scientific but, sometimes, it’s hard not to wonder about scientists. How can they be so certain what happened a hundred million years ago? They say they proved the fact by testing alluvial mud. But you have to wonder, couldn’t there be a dozen or a hundred or a thousand explanations for the minerals in that sediment they’ve never dreamed of?


I guess one thing’s for sure: when scientist says with certainty he knows what happened a hundred million years ago, it’s going to be tough to prove he’s wrong.


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