| The vast differences between the planets do | | | | through extreme heat during its infancy, why |
| not seem to support the accepted scientific | | | | didn't water on earth take the same course as |
| theories of their formation.The theory held | | | | water on Venus? By the time earth cooled, |
| by many scientists concerning the evolution | | | | there should have been about as much water |
| of our solar system is basically that a large | | | | left on it as there is on Venus today -- |
| gas cloud in space condensed into what we now | | | | practically none.Furthermore, there is no |
| call the sun. Chunks of this cloud flew off | | | | evidence indicating that there was ever any |
| into orbit around the sun and eventually | | | | large volume of water on Venus. There are no |
| condensed into planets. That is, the other | | | | gullies, trenches, or craters left vacant by |
| planets in our solar system were allegedly | | | | oceans, lakes, or rivers. If all the waters |
| formed by the same process which formed our | | | | on earth were to disappear, they'd leave some |
| own planet, earth.Sound logical? It might | | | | unmistakable natural landmarks behind.The |
| have -- in the eighteenth century. Not today. | | | | answer given by some is that perhaps Venus' |
| Space exploration does not seem to support | | | | high temperatures never allowed water to even |
| this.EXPLORATION OF VENUSOn February 12, | | | | reach a liquid state.Then why is there no |
| 1961, the Soviet Union launched Venera 1 into | | | | water on Mars? Mars is cooler and farther |
| solar orbit, making it one of the earliest | | | | away from the sun than Venus and even earth; |
| attempts to probe Venus. By the time Veneras | | | | it has no scorching atmosphere, but it is an |
| 13 and 14 landed on Venus in early 1982, man | | | | extremely dry planet. That is, Mars does not |
| had already landed several modules on Venus | | | | have the kind of atmosphere which might have |
| which relayed good data back to earth. | | | | kept water from condensing or might have |
| Throughout these missions it became painfully | | | | caused water to disappear as it allegedly did |
| clear to scientists that the real Venus had | | | | on Venus. Yet, Mars has only some ice at the |
| no resemblance to the Venus about which they | | | | poles and small traces of water vapor in the |
| had theorized before the probes.Venus was | | | | atmosphere. No oceans, rivers, glaciers, or |
| once thought of as "earth's twin." It is our | | | | even ponds. Where did all the water on Mars |
| nearest neighbor in the solar system, and it | | | | go? Or why wasn't any there to begin with?So, |
| is approximately the same size and density as | | | | you see, no matter what your vantage point, |
| earth. Although Venus intercepts twice as | | | | earth's surface being 70 percent covered with |
| much sunlight as earth because it is closer | | | | water is, from an evolutionary standpoint, an |
| to the sun, it was thought that its surface | | | | inexplicable phenomena. Did the planets |
| conditions were similar to earth's since the | | | | really evolve of the same stuff in space? Did |
| thick global clouds of Venus reflected most | | | | they evolve at all? It certainly does not |
| of the extra light. Scientists reasoned | | | | seem that way. How do you explain three |
| further that since earth and Venus condensed | | | | planets right next to each other, one is a |
| from the interstellar clouds of the same | | | | dry oven, one is an arid desert, and the one |
| region in space their elemental composition | | | | in the middle is flooded with water? |
| must be roughly the same.The theories about | | | | Evolution? Think again.And while you're |
| Venus went as far as saying that its | | | | thinking, try explaining why earth has a |
| atmosphere was made up of the same gases as | | | | magnetic field while Venus does not. And why |
| that of earth, and one day on Venus was about | | | | Venus revolves differently from the other |
| the same length as a day on earth.The picture | | | | planets. And why most of the planets are flat |
| we had of Venus was of a planet similar to | | | | at the poles while Venus is round. And why |
| earth except for something of a "murky | | | | the surface of Venus is smooth in comparison |
| jungle" spanning the entire globe. The | | | | to that of earth and Mars. Because the |
| impression scientists gave was that | | | | planets in our solar system were formed by |
| astronauts landing on Venus would need little | | | | the same evolutionary process? There is no |
| more than London Fog coats.As exploration of | | | | better proof than the planets themselves that |
| Venus proceeded, facts began replacing | | | | presently held theories of planetary |
| completely erroneous theories. Not only were | | | | evolution do not "hold water."A BETTER |
| conditions on Venus not what we had | | | | THEORYMaybe what we need is simply another |
| anticipated, but the data returned by the | | | | imaginative theory concerning the |
| Venera and Mariner missions showed Venus to | | | | disappearance of water on Venus: About 648 |
| be so different that it appeared highly | | | | million ago, 7 billion little aliens with big |
| unlikely that earth and Venus could have | | | | bladders landed on Venus in a spaceship the |
| evolved from the same gas clouds. We found | | | | size of Krakatoa. They drank up all the |
| Venus to be a far more hostile environment | | | | water, then flew to earth and went to the |
| than the "murky jungle" we had envisioned.So | | | | men's room. (The women stayed home to take |
| much so, that Venus' climate is probably more | | | | care of the babies -- with bladders like |
| hostile than any other planet in our solar | | | | that, babies need a lot of |
| system. The only ones more disappointed than | | | | attention.)THEORIES DO NOT CHANGE FACTSThe |
| scientists were Bangladesh tigers -- they | | | | question of whether scientific accounts of |
| were convinced that after death they went up | | | | the origin and evolution of the planets |
| to the jungles of Venus.Here's an idea of | | | | actually occurred is premature at this point. |
| what it's like on Venus: the temperature is | | | | There's a more fundamental question here: do |
| around 900 degrees Fahrenheit -- that's great | | | | theories of planetary evolution make any |
| vacation weather, if you happen to be a tube | | | | sense? In spite of the onslaught of |
| worm with poor circulation. The atmosphere is | | | | "scientific" theories, which sometimes give |
| about 97 percent carbon dioxide, as compared | | | | the impression of being designed to make |
| to earth's atmosphere of about 90 percent | | | | sense out of the irrational, our space |
| nitrogen and oxygen.Bright sunny days on | | | | explorations seem to indicate that these |
| Venus are nonexistent; every day is like a | | | | theories make no sense.Strangely, here on |
| heavy overcast. And if the sun did come out, | | | | earth, accurate weather predictions are |
| you could never go to the beach on Venus | | | | limited to a matter of days. The course of |
| because there are no oceans. Venus is so dry | | | | such commonplace weather conditions as storms |
| that the relative humidity rarely reaches one | | | | and hurricanes sometimes cannot be accurately |
| percent; forget about "raindrops fallin' on | | | | predicted a mere twenty four hours in |
| your head." But then, on Venus, the last | | | | advance. But somehow, there are "experts" who |
| thing you'd want is rain. Rain on "earth's | | | | can state with astonishing certainty how the |
| twin" consists of sulfuric acid. Such a rain | | | | weather patterns on Venus over alleged |
| would dissolve sulfur, mercury, lead, tin, | | | | billions of years caused entire oceans to go |
| and most rocks. To go out in weather like | | | | up into space and down into rocks. Maybe we |
| that your Totes hat would need a lining made | | | | ought to send some scientists to live on |
| of tempered steel, and Tarzan would have to | | | | Venus so they can give us better weather |
| wear a lot more than "Fruit of the Loom."If | | | | predictions here on earth?NEW TOOLSThe |
| you still think conditions on Venus are | | | | problem apparently is that scientists are |
| similar to those of earth, I strongly suggest | | | | trying to solve new puzzles -- puzzles |
| you move to different neighborhood -- your | | | | brought about by space exploration -- with |
| current one has completely deteriorated.Venus | | | | outdated "tools" -- old theories. It's time |
| has a surface pressure of about 90 times that | | | | to stop bending and twisting these tools in a |
| of earth, which is the equivalent of going | | | | futile attempt to make them fit the facts. |
| about a half mile down into the ocean. The | | | | It's time to get new tools. What we need are |
| sun rises in the west and sets in the | | | | theories which fit the facts and do not |
| east.One day on Venus takes approximately | | | | pretend to explain that which they do not. We |
| eight earth months; a couple living on Venus | | | | need theories which do not become obsolete |
| could have a baby almost every "day."AGAIN, | | | | every time science takes another step |
| CONTRADICTIONSOf all the great differences | | | | forward. Perhaps such theories will come when |
| between earth and Venus, one in particular | | | | we finally realize that although every |
| poses a very strong and obvious question: if | | | | physical phenomenon must have an origin, not |
| earth and Venus formed of the same gas | | | | every origin must necessarily be of a |
| clouds, how can 70 percent of earth's surface | | | | physical nature. Is it possible the Solar |
| be covered with water yet the only trace of | | | | System was actually Created, or Directed to |
| water on Venus is a relative humidity of | | | | form, in its current state? You have a better |
| about one percent? What happened to all the | | | | explanation?by Josh Greenberger |
| water on Venus? Or, where did all the water | | | | |
| on earth come from?AND THEN, THE THEORIESOne | | | | This has been an excerpt from his free book |
| theory, and perhaps even the only one, about | | | | on evolution at EvolutionDead.comJosh |
| where all the water on Venus went is this: | | | | Greenberger: A computer consultant for over |
| millions of years ago, the greenhouse effect | | | | two decades, the author has developed |
| of Venus' atmosphere caused its temperatures | | | | software for such organizations as NASA's |
| to soar above 2000 degrees Fahrenheit. This | | | | Goddard Institute of Space Studies, AT&T, |
| caused water to break up into hydrogen and | | | | Charles Schwab, Bell Laboratories and Chase |
| oxygen. The hydrogen escaped into space and | | | | Manhattan Bank. Since 1984, the author's |
| the oxygen mixed with molten rock forming the | | | | literary works have appeared in such |
| Venusian crust.Then why is there a large | | | | periodicals as The New York Post, The Daily |
| volume of water on earth?Scientific studies | | | | News, The Village Voice, The Jewish Press, |
| suggest that earth, during its alleged | | | | and others. His articles have ranged from |
| formation, was hot enough that to this day it | | | | humor to scientific to topical events. Visit |
| retains a molten core. So, if earth also went | | | | his site: shopndrop. |