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Professor Mike Baillie argues that the Earth has undergone several catastrophic encounters with comets, or their debris, over the last five thousand years, and that these cosmic devastations are accurately preserved in Old Testament and Chinese texts, and in many myths and legends across the world. This extraordinary scenario is…

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Prof Mike Baillie presents a fascinating account of how ancient comet impacts, largely a result of coherent catastrophism, might have altered the course of history. Baillie, an eminent dendrochronologist, argues how comets and their impacts might have been instrumental in forming ancient myths and religions across the world.

Even though the examples he provides a far from watertight, I consider his general viewpoint almost certainly correct. And that makes this another essential read for the coherent catastrophist enthusiast.

From Martin's list on coherent catastrophism.

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