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In Earth's history this is nothing new. There is evidence for many past decreases in the magnetic field and a subsequent reversal of the magnetic poles.
I understand there was fluctuations. But you ought to understand that they happened in little time, as did the separation of continents. The things you can prove happened, you cannot prove happened in an old age time scale.
In a few human generations, we may get to observe a shutdown of the magnetic field and maybe see the field reborn in a reversed state.
Thanks for the prophesy. I expect the field to be restored to it's full power, by our Great Scotty (God). He's working on it. We just need more time, captain.
__________________ Pr 21:30 -There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.
A negative intensity is a convenient way of representing a positive one in the opposite direction, as in a field reversal.
So tell us, how many field reversals have you noticed in your lifetime? If not too many, how about since the days of Issac Newton?? Give us a list. The rest is in your dreams.
__________________ Pr 21:30 -There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.
You seem to be suggesting something we know you cannot prove. That is, that the magnetic field in the past universe state worked as it now does, or, that the periods in your picture reflect old ages.
Below is another, shorter term, paleomagnetic studyin which field intensity was calculated from the data:
No, and there is no reason to assume that magnetic flux patterns suggest it did. Any more than today's magnetic field realities reflect the deep past action.
__________________ Pr 21:30 -There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.
Dad has shown his inability to address even simple math and algebra over in the thread "The Changing Speed of Light", and since geophysics is a very mathematically intensive study, this will be an appropriate venue for geophysicists and mathematicians to step in and hopefully educate him.
When some parts of an equation refer to God, and His will, and things spiritual, and light speeds billions of times faster than present, you can expect that your usual concepts get bent out of shape. So???
Understanding why someone "graphs" numbers (POST #565). (This is doubly ironic considering he relies on a graph in the O.P. here, but it will hopefully allow people to teach him something about 'graphing' and all its applications!)
Hey, graph us out another Big Dipper if you think it will help your case.
So this thread will be an even more in-depth discussion of mathematics.
Thanks for prophesy, almost makes one want to roll on the floor.
__________________ Pr 21:30 -There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.
You seem to be suggesting something we know you cannot prove. That is, that the magnetic field in the past universe state worked as it now does, or, that the periods in your picture reflect old ages.
Dad, have you ever stopped to realize that this same 'past-state' that we Old Earth-ers cannot disprove is the same 'past-state' that you cannot prove?
So, what's the point? Nobody can prove it either way.
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