Plate Tectonics: The Asthenosphere and Lithosphere

[Endervhar]

Geo101, we're slipping towards the ad hominem stuff again in the other forum. The other forum is Science-a-go-go. It lacks the "gravitas" of PF, but I have indicated that I might ask you to give us a look-in rather than relay stuff in both directions. If you do, the thread in which the main activity is concentrated at present is "Proof that PLATE-TECTONICS is WRONG". You would recognise me as Bill S.

 

[geo101]

It looks like you are going up against Mr Mansfield himself. You will never convince him. While "preearth" may not give you any of his details, ask about Dr Kevin Mansfield. He has a BSc in mathematics and chemistry, and a PhD in mathematics... where did he get his geology/geophysics degree.

Also, where has this theory been published? I don't recall it being in any published textbooks (I've read quite a few), or having seen in any peer-reviewed scientific journal, why is this?

The general language used in the theory is bad.. "the outer core weighs 9,900 kg/m³"... weight is a measure of force in scientific terms, in common language it often refers to mass, but here he is talking about density, pffft! Sloppy.
Don't tell him this! He will just change it and that may fool others into buying into to his crazy ideas.

There is a reason why I joined PF and not other forums, crackpots like this get shut down! As I said before, no matter how much effort you put into it, how many peer-reviewed articles you throw at him he will never be convinced. You're wasting your time. And that is what I'll stop doing now

 

[davenn]

Geo101, we're slipping towards the ad hominem stuff again in the other forum. The other forum is Science-a-go-go. It lacks the "gravitas" of PF, but I have indicated that I might ask you to give us a look-in rather than relay stuff in both directions. If you do, the thread in which the main activity is concentrated at present is "Proof that PLATE-TECTONICS is WRONG". You would recognise me as Bill S.

I wouldn't even attempt to argue with him, just a waste of time
An old saying comes to mind...

"Never argue with a fool. They will drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience! "

cheers
Dave

 

[Endervhar]

Thanks for your input and good advice. I know I will never convert Preearth, but I have learned quite a lot from trying get to grips with the theory. Also, I think I am something of a "crackpot" at heart - fortunately I recognise that fact - so I'm reasonably safe on SAGG.
It's good to have somewhere to go for some sanity, though.