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