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Evidence for Dense Early Atmospehre
Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2021 9:51 am
by Evan
Many Old-Earth creationists, such as Richard Deem, have put forth the theory that Genesis 1 has a terrestrial perspective and that the "Let there be light" of Genesis 1:3 refers to the early atmosphere, which was dense and dark, being oxygenated and allowing stars to peer through. In researching this for a writing of mine, I came across some recent research that put forth the early atmosphere was actually thinner and composed mostly of CO2/nitrogen. While a CO2 atmosphere could be hard to see through (cf. Mars') the idea of the atmosphere being thinner seems to challenge the OE view on Genesis 1:3 and its relationship to the early atmosphere.
Is there any recent research that still defends such a view of the early atmosphere? Where is the original research used to defend this viewpoint? Could there be alternative explanations that still posit a terrestrial perspective? I eagerly await a response to this quandry.
Re: Evidence for Dense Early Atmospehre
Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2021 12:50 pm
by DBowling
These articles from Reasons to Believe might help
(note references at the bottom of the articles)
A Hazy Atmosphere on Early Earth
https://reasons.org/explore/blogs/today ... arly-earth
Hazy Early Earth: More Affirmation of Creation Day 4
https://reasons.org/explore/blogs/today ... tion-day-4
Earth's Primordial Magma Ocean Affirms Genesis 1 Creation Events
https://reasons.org/explore/blogs/today ... ion-events
Re: Evidence for Dense Early Atmospehre
Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2021 10:41 am
by Evan
Ah, great, thank you very much!
Re: Evidence for Dense Early Atmospehre
Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2022 3:30 pm
by Armyman
Evan wrote: ↑Thu Apr 08, 2021 9:51 am
Many Old-Earth creationists, such as Richard Deem, have put forth the theory that Genesis 1 has a terrestrial perspective and that the "Let there be light" of Genesis 1:3 refers to the early atmosphere, which was dense and dark, being oxygenated and allowing stars to peer through. In researching this for a writing of mine, I came across some recent research that put forth the early atmosphere was actually thinner and composed mostly of CO
2/nitrogen. While a CO
2 atmosphere could be hard to see through (cf. Mars') the idea of the atmosphere being thinner seems to challenge the OE view on Genesis 1:3 and its relationship to the early atmosphere.
Is there any recent research that still defends such a view of the early atmosphere? Where is the original research used to defend this viewpoint? Could there be alternative explanations that still posit a terrestrial perspective? I eagerly await a response to this quandry.
I remember there being talk about the earth having two skies. The first one vanished when the earth was young, during the Haden. Ours came soon after and got thick in the troposphere when the earth was covered in water during the late hadean.