How do creationists account for oil?
Originally published October 10, 2015
- Oil: A Crude History of Britain was a timely and fascinating insight into the discovery of North Sea oil in the 60s & 70s, and its subsequent political, economic and social impact on the UK.
- With 60,000+ jobs lost in the North Sea over the last year, the last episode of the series gave a grim insight into the effect of falling oil prices and the 'bust' side of the boom-and-bust cycle.
- Few economies are as reliant on the oil industry as that of Texas. The last few years have seen Texas Monthly produce numerous outstanding looks into the recent shale boom...
- ... and the grimly inevitable downslide that followed.
- My recent fascination with oil got me thinking: how do creationists account for it, given it's apparently the result of millions of years of decaying organic matter?
- The answer seems to be that Noah's Flood had a lot to do with it.
Curiosities and curations
- William Onyeabor was a Nigerian musician who produced infectious electro-funk in the 70s and 80s, and then seemingly disappeared. This short documentary is a great introduction.
- RIP This Is My Jam - but every song its community ever picked can still be listened to via a great selection of playlists.
- This 8 year-old boy made a 3D-printed smartwatch for kids, and reached his Kickstarter goal to put it into production.
- This could put an end to texting and driving...
- ... and this could put an end to squinting at food labels to see if products contain stuff you're allergic to.