Logic 1
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Early Oceans
“The Early atmosphere was probably dominated at first by water vapor, which, as the temperature dropped, would
rain out and form the oceans. This would have been a deluge of truly global proportions, and resulted in further
reduction of CO2. At this point the atmosphere was dominated by nitrogen, but there was certainly no oxygen within
this early enviroment. The dominance of Banded-Iron Formations (BIFs) before 2.5Ga indicates that Fe occurred in
its reduced state (Fe2+). Whereas reduced Fe is much more soluble than oxidized Fe (Fe3+); it rapidly oxidizes
during transport. However, the dissolved O in early oceans reacted with Fe to form Fe-oxide in BIFs. As soon as
sufficient O entered the atmosphere, Fe takes the oxidized state and is no longer soluble. The first occurrence of
redbeds, a sediment that contains oxidized iron, marks this major transition in Earth's atmosphere.”
Internet Source: http://www.globalchange.umich.edu/globalchange1/current/lectures/samson/evolution_atm/
Logic 2
Fire and Brimstone Helped Form Mars Oceans
“The longstanding mystery of how oceans once formed on Mars could be solved by fire and brimstone. Specifically,
researchers now suggest that ancient volcanoes could have released brimstone — now more commonly known as
sulfur — that warmed up the red planet enough for liquid water oceans in the early days of Mars. These findings
might also shed insight on the young Earth, including the origins of life.”
Internet Source: http://www.plime.com/q/sulfur/
Logic 3
Origin of the oceans
“The origin of the oceans has puzzled people for a very long time, and even today, an issue that has not been
completely settled. The biblical view, expressed in the chapter Genesis, has held until last century, when other
theories began to surface as a result of scientific knowledge."
Biblical Perspective
GENESIS
1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth
1:2 And the earth was without form, and void, and darkness [was] upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God
moved upon the face of the waters.
1:3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
1:4 And God saw the light that [it was] good and God divided the light from the darkness.
1:5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night and the evening and the morning were the first
day.
l :6 And God said. Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
1:7 And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which [were] under the firmament from the waters which
[were] above the firmament and it was so. 1:8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the
morning were the second day.
1:9 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place. and let the dry [land]
appear: and it was so.
1:10 And God called the dry [land] Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called the Seas and God saw that
[it was] good.
1:11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, [and] the fruit tree yielding fruit after his
kind, whose seed [is] in itself, upon the earth and it was so
1:12 And the earth brought forth grass, [and] herb yielding seed after his kinds and the tree yielding fruit, whose
seed [was] in itself after his kind: and God saw that [it was] good.
1.13 And the evening and the morning were the third day.... etc.
And then were created: sun, moon, evening, day, creatures, in six days; then God rested.
It is interesting to note that, according to the chapter Genesis, heaven and earth with the seas were created in one
swoop at the very first step, yet again in the second and third day.
Internet Source: http://www.seafriends.org.nz/oceano/oceans.htm
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