RE: For those who believe the god of abraham was behind the big bang or evolution
October 18, 2018 at 12:25 pm
Actually, that's another thing that primitive goat herders couldn't get right, either.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/artic...-solstice/
But, hell. Can't expect a "god" to know that can you?
https://www.scientificamerican.com/artic...-solstice/
Quote:Hints of inconsistent Earthly timekeeping come through natural calendars preserved in fossils. Corals, for example, go through daily and seasonal growing cycles that form bands akin to growth rings in trees; counting them shows how many days passed in a year. In the early Carboniferous period some 350 million years ago an Earth year was around 385 days, ancient corals indicate, meaning not that it took longer for the planet to revolve around the sun, but that a day–night cycle was less than 23 hours long.
Sedimentary rocks such as sandstone also testify to the quicker days of yore. As moon-spawned tides wash over rocks they deposit mineral specks, layer upon layer. In southern Australia, for example, these vertically accumulating tidal "rhythmites" have pegged an Earth day at 21.9 hours some 620 million years ago. This equates to a 400-day year, although other estimates suggest even brisker daily rotations then.
But, hell. Can't expect a "god" to know that can you?