CommunitarianKevin Posted December 16, 2012 #1 Share Posted December 16, 2012 I wasn't sure where to put this because it could go in a few different sections, but I was wondering if people here are familiar with the hollow earth theory or if anyone believes in it. My wife's uncle is a conspiracy theorist...when I say conspiracy theorist, I mean he believes in every one...I got into an argument over hollow earth theory and he has given me a couple of books about it to read. I was going to spend my break doing an in debt evaluation of the claims but I guess I would like to know if anyone believes this or if he is the only one...if he is the only one, it might not be worth my time... Any opinions? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e u n O i a Posted December 16, 2012 #2 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Hahaha I have read about this theory. It is pretty silly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaptorBites Posted December 16, 2012 #3 Share Posted December 16, 2012 It's a waste of time. The Hollow Earth Theory disregards decades of earth's mantle research. I once had someone at work tell me that if Jules Verne was able to predict the use of submarines, then maybe his theory that there is a jurrasic paradise deep inside our earths core is also a reality. It's only good breakroom conversation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babe Ruth Posted December 16, 2012 #4 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Maybe 'hollow' is the wrong word? I have heard this theory before, but am somewhat skeptical of it. It does seem there is quite a bit of testimony suggesting that some UFOs go into lakes and volcanoes, but the idea that the earth is hollow in the conventional meaning of the word seems a bit far to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommunitarianKevin Posted December 16, 2012 Author #5 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Maybe I will post a few things from the book he gave me. It is pretty far out there...It really is laughable...I wish I could present it as such to him...I just don't know if anything could change his view. That would be why I put all of the work into it...but I feel it would do no good. It is like trying to explain evolution to a young earth creationist...no point... Buy yeah, I will post some of the pics. You have to see the pic of the "internal sun!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenat Posted December 17, 2012 #6 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Seismic evidence shows it is not hollow. Of course that same evidence comes from people that are "in on it." If he believes in this nonsense then anything you present to him he'll just wave away. Just ignore it an sit back and laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swede Posted December 17, 2012 #7 Share Posted December 17, 2012 I wasn't sure where to put this because it could go in a few different sections, but I was wondering if people here are familiar with the hollow earth theory or if anyone believes in it. My wife's uncle is a conspiracy theorist...when I say conspiracy theorist, I mean he believes in every one...I got into an argument over hollow earth theory and he has given me a couple of books about it to read. I was going to spend my break doing an in debt evaluation of the claims but I guess I would like to know if anyone believes this or if he is the only one...if he is the only one, it might not be worth my time... Any opinions? The "hollow earth" hypothesis was first proposed by the likes of Reed and Gardner in the early 20th century. Based upon further (and much more advanced) research, this concept has long since been discounted. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DONTEATUS Posted December 17, 2012 #8 Share Posted December 17, 2012 HAs somebody already mentioned the Hollow Head theory ? Duh !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synchronomy Posted December 17, 2012 #9 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Maybe I will post a few things from the book he gave me. It is pretty far out there...It really is laughable...I wish I could present it as such to him...I just don't know if anything could change his view. That would be why I put all of the work into it...but I feel it would do no good. It is like trying to explain evolution to a young earth creationist...no point... Buy yeah, I will post some of the pics. You have to see the pic of the "internal sun!" Internal Sun? Don't tell me...you're reading a book by Sheldan Nidle. That crap will rot your brain. He heads up the Galactic Federation of Light. It's a cult and it sounds like your wife's uncle has been swallowed up in it. Google his website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingswan Posted December 17, 2012 #10 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Any opinions? Find him a flat-earther to argue with. http://theflatearthsociety.org/cms/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lysippos Posted December 17, 2012 #11 Share Posted December 17, 2012 The "hollow earth" hypothesis was first proposed by the likes of Reed and Gardner in the early 20th century. Based upon further (and much more advanced) research, this concept has long since been discounted. . I'm sorry, But it was actually Newton who proposed this hypothesis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsteroidX Posted December 17, 2012 #12 Share Posted December 17, 2012 I lol'd. Theres prolly pockets and deep caverns (full of diamond btw). But the pressures are so great inside the Earth...Then the magma....And the lastly that lovely Iron core that allows us to survive by providing us magnetic poles. The bad news is one day it will become to heavy and stop functioning as it does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swede Posted December 18, 2012 #13 Share Posted December 18, 2012 I'm sorry, But it was actually Newton who proposed this hypothesis. Only indirectly (Princpia III). The actual early presentation of the hypothesis was Halley's interpretation of Newton's (erroneous) calculations. Nonetheless, your point regarding earlier versions of the hypothesis is quite valid. My apologies for not being more specific. At that moment, it was my intent to refer to the more "recent" incarnations of the hypothesis as per the likely reference material of the original poster's in-law. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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