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Earth: The Biography
| Posted at 06:44 PM on January 06, 2009 |
A week or two ago I recorded a marathon on our DVR of Earth: The Biography. Each episode is on something different: water, air, the atmosphere, ice, volcanos, the rare planet, etc. It's been very interesting to learn more about the planet and the impact each aspect has on life today. Although I have to admit that I don't believe alot of what has been explained for one reason or another. Every time they say something like, "Beginning over 4 billion years ago..." I just think, "ya right, but let's hear it anyway." Scientists have actually come up with quite a good explanation for the earth, on the surface. This series explains (and shows) the creation of earth as the following: A bunch of rocks collided in space. The rocks formed together but the impact of them colliding created an enormous amount of heat which was stored at the earth's core. This heat energy caused eruptions of molten lava through the crust of the earth which reshaped the surface. The carbon dioxide released during the eruptions helped form the atmosphere and trapped heat from the sun to keep the earth warm. How did we get water then if the earth is just rocks and heat? Well apparently some comets hold large amounts of water and when a lot of them hit the earth, the water from them spilled out over the earth. This is not where ALL of our water came from (I forget where the rest of it came from and I already deleted that episode), but it IS where the majority of it is from. One of the first signs of life that may have been possible probably fed off of the gasses from the volcanos and formed in the water. Another early life form is the stramatolite which can be found all over the coast of Australia and look like lumps in the water. These are really layer upon layer of bacteria and at one time "ruled the planet as the most complex form of life"..... Anywayz, being a Christian, I obviously don't believe all of this. Although, like I said, alot of what is said seems completely reasonable on the surface and it is quite likely that this is what many many people believe now. I guess that's what makes it FAITH right? It's a somewhat reasonably alternative to Creationism and it takes FAITH to not believe it...? But it's been so interesting to learn other things about our planet as well. And each episode has some extraordinary action clips and adventures. Like a skydiver with a board strapped to his feet and surfing on air to demonstrate how fluid the air really is! It was seriously insane! I would highly recommend this show to anyone wanting to learn more about this planet we call home. Just don't believe everything you hear on it! Right now I'm watching my last episode: The Rare Planet.
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