Description:Aliens. Ley lines. Water dowsing. Conspiracies and myths captivate imaginations and promise mystery and magic. Whether it's arguing about the moon landing hoax or a Frisbee-like Earth drifting through space, when held up to science and critical thinking, these ideas fall flat.In Weird Earth. Debunking Strange Ideas About Our Planet, Donald R. Prothero demystifies these conspiracies and offers answers to some of humanity's most outlandish questions. Applying his extensive scientific knowledge, Prothero corrects disinformation that con artists and quacks use to hoodwink others about geology—hollow earth, expanding earth, and bizarre earthquakes—and mystical and paranormal happenings—healing crystals, alien landings, and the gates of hell. By deconstructing wild claims such as prophesies of imminent natural disasters, Prothero provides a way for everyone to recognize dubious assertions. He answers these claims with facts, offering historical and scientific context in a lighthearted manner that is accessible to everyone, no matter their background.With a careful layering of evidence in geology, archaeology, and biblical and historical records, Prothero's Weird Earth. examines each conspiracy and myth and leaves no question unanswered.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Weird Earth. Debunking Strange Ideas About Our Planet. To get started finding Weird Earth. Debunking Strange Ideas About Our Planet, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
493
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Red Lightning Books
Release
2020
ISBN
1684350611
Weird Earth. Debunking Strange Ideas About Our Planet
Description: Aliens. Ley lines. Water dowsing. Conspiracies and myths captivate imaginations and promise mystery and magic. Whether it's arguing about the moon landing hoax or a Frisbee-like Earth drifting through space, when held up to science and critical thinking, these ideas fall flat.In Weird Earth. Debunking Strange Ideas About Our Planet, Donald R. Prothero demystifies these conspiracies and offers answers to some of humanity's most outlandish questions. Applying his extensive scientific knowledge, Prothero corrects disinformation that con artists and quacks use to hoodwink others about geology—hollow earth, expanding earth, and bizarre earthquakes—and mystical and paranormal happenings—healing crystals, alien landings, and the gates of hell. By deconstructing wild claims such as prophesies of imminent natural disasters, Prothero provides a way for everyone to recognize dubious assertions. He answers these claims with facts, offering historical and scientific context in a lighthearted manner that is accessible to everyone, no matter their background.With a careful layering of evidence in geology, archaeology, and biblical and historical records, Prothero's Weird Earth. examines each conspiracy and myth and leaves no question unanswered.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Weird Earth. Debunking Strange Ideas About Our Planet. To get started finding Weird Earth. Debunking Strange Ideas About Our Planet, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.