<HTML>My Two Cents,
My take on it is a little different...
I see the "focus" by people being the result of the same phenomenon that gives some nameless people the right to claim the Piri Reis map actually depicts Antarctica.
It is a convincing correlation between the two coastlines... and the pictures are pretty strong in books.
Well... almost. It works until you see the whole map.
Once you see for yourself that the "Antarctica" coastline is actually the bent around coastline of Argentina, the whole thing falls apart. It is an EXACT match with the Argentinian coastline... not even a "close" approximation. And it is CLEARLY attached to Brazil.
To me, this same fervor for "convincing evidence" is what keeps the geopolymer theory alive. It has two little pieces of circumstantial microevidence in its favor... bound water and zeolites... but in order to "believe" in the theory, you have to ignore the vast majority of contradictory data.
I asked Graham if he intended to pull the Piri Reis depiction from his books, and he replied that he had no reason to stop, as no new data had come along that convinced HIM it was wrong.
Well... that logic kinda speaks for itself.
Don't get me wrong... I like Graham. This is just about the only issue where we've knocked heads. I simply can not support his conclusion.
Same as the geopolymer theory. I simply can not support the conclusion.
Have a nice day.
Anthony</HTML>