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Originally Posted by ExpErdMann
The expanding Earth theory might seem odd, but that's mainly because it is not taught much in high school or university. But I can assure you it is a respectable theory that actually was a forerunner to plate tectonics.... Scientifically, the evidence still supports EE. It's just not taught in school that way!
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No. You kinda have it backwards. If it were respectable and mainstream TODAY, it would be taught in schools.
EE is not a scientific theory because there is no evidence to support its main requirement, ie in order for the earth to expand, it must be either gaining matter from the solar system or generating it from inside. A better characterization is that it is an early and failed HYPOTHESIS.
Maybe I need to put a link to a site on the scientific method in my sig. Its a real problem with a lot of the threads here.