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Originally posted by nonpoint
Now it is known that Fossil Fuels are created by the decaying dinosaurs and plants.
Scientists proposing the abiotic theory of oil have argued that the "Fossil-Fuel" theory fundamentally violates the second law of thermodynamics, a principle which specifies that energy disperses when permitted, such that the energy flow never reverses.
When kerogen is found at depths of between 6,000 and 13,000 feet, and when the temperature and pressure are "right," the kerogen "in the source rock will be cracked into oil. This zone is called the oil window. At depths greater than 13,000 ft. temperatures are so high that oil is cracked into gas."
So, if what Heinberg asserts is true, we should have no problem discovering the precise laboratory-proven formula under which ancient plant and animal life decay into hydrocarbon fuel.
Originally posted by djohnsto77
I think the oil deposits are mainly from the earliest single celled life that existed in the seas, or even perhaps partially created from the original organic soup mixture that life supposedly evolved from.
Plate tectonic movements over the hundreds of millions of years since then would certainly be capable of moving those deposits deeper into the Earth.
Coal was created by organic plant material from ancient swamps, but oil was created from ancient marine life, not dinosaurs.
Although the people making a case for abiotic genesis make some good points, it seems the isotope analysis of the carbon in petroleum pretty much clinches that most hydrocarbons do, in fact, come from biological material.
Originally posted by sardion2000
truthseeka I think it may be a combination of the two. As for Abiogenesis it was refuted a ways back and shouldn't even be counted as a theory anymore(more like a dead-end)
Originally posted by Long Lance
have you ever wondered why fossile plants appear actually embedded in coal deposits? i mean if the plants were the actual source, where's the surrounding coal from?
Originally posted by StellarX
Originally posted by Long Lance
have you ever wondered why fossile plants appear actually embedded in coal deposits? i mean if the plants were the actual source, where's the surrounding coal from?
I have wondered about that , as people are supposed to, and the conclusion is pretty obvious to me. Is'nt it strange how people will tow the line without asking these questions?
Stellar