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