permaculture

[dwoodard@becon.org]

Roxann, I wonder first if it is really true that oil-bearing rocks have 
significantly less friction when grinding against each other. It seems 
intuitively obvious, but a lot of things in nature turn out 
counter-intuitive.

If the answer is yes, then one would think that a foresighted divinity
would have ensured that the oil was concentrated near the plate 
boundaries, but I don't think that this is the case.

Finally, if there is a divine plan for the earth, it doesn't look to me as 
if it has much to do with minimizing stress and disruption, considering 
the earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, lava flows, glaciations, floods etc. 
that have occurred.

Doug Woodard
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada



On Tue, 10 Apr 2007, roxann wrote:

> my own theory, which is related to that one, and which may be totally wrong, 
> is that the oil is in the earth for a reason. is it totally implausible to 
> think that it acts as a lubricant for the shifting earth plates? seems to me 
> that when our engines run low on oil, friction results and heat builds. it 
> doesn't seem all that far fetched to apply the same line of thought to our 
> earth's moving parts.
>
> roxann
> http://blog.ancientearthwisdom.com