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Mission: Atlantis: Scientific evidence of Plato’s lost island empire
Why would scientists ignore evidence?Some scientists occasionally ignore evidence—and sometimes violently. Why would they do this? American journalist and bestselling author,James Gleick explained it this “Shallow ideas can be assimilated; ideas that require people to reorganize their picture of the world provoke hostility.”
When scientists refuse to look because they “know better,” others can swoop in to make the big discoveries. That happened when English amateur, Frank Calvert, discovered Troy at Hisarlik, Turkey (Schliemann came later).
Ironically, the same arrogance that had blinded the experts still persists today.
But Atlantis? Yes, we have evidence. Lots of it. Not yet enough to prove Plato’s lost island empire existed, but some compelling—even startling—evidence, including 3 bits of scientific fact that tell us something truly earth shattering happened right when Plato said Atlantis was destroyed.
Dramatic change in climate worldwide, 33x as fast as the UN IPCC’s feared warming of the 21st century.A massive volcanic eruption.A sudden drop in sea level worldwide of between 2 and 7.4 meters.All happening 9620 BC—a virtual bullseye for the tectonic collapse of Atlantis.
For decades, “Clovis First” was sacred dogma in North American anthropology. Experts warned scientists not to dig below the Clovis horizon. If a scientist dared betray Clovis, they could lose funding or even their careers. But this isn’t science. This is politics and egoism. And how can dogma in science be overturned if no one looks for evidence?
Proof of Atlantis?Even first-year geology students know that mountains frequently form at tectonic plate boundaries from subduction and magmatic arcs, or from convergent compression when there are impediments to subduction, as with the continental “bone” of India colliding with the Eurasia. When such mountains form in the ocean, they sometimes become islands. And the region Plato picked for Atlantis is along a tectonic plate boundary.
In the case of the northeast Atlantic, we have the Azores underwater mesa—a huge plateau rising above the ocean bottom, upon which the entire Azores archipelago sits. We have the indistinct nature of the Azores-Gibraltar tectonic plate margins which have puzzled geologist for decades. We also have proof that the Africa plate movement with respect to the Eurasia suddenly changed 36 Mya, leading to the formation of the ultra-slow spreading center—the Terceira Ridge, right next to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. All of these facts, and more, attest to some unusual geological actions that could have been involved in the formation, the growth and the ultimate destruction of Plato’s lost island.
Taking evidence from geology, oceanography, linguistics, genetics, biology, anthropology (both physical and cultural), and paleoclimate, Rod Martin has gathered a compelling set of facts that suggests very strongly that scientists and skeptics have been too hasty in dismissing Atlantis.
The highly acclaimed work of L. Sprague de Camp on Atlantis was reexamined thoroughly and found to be riddled with logical fallacies. That his 1954 work could be held as a “monument to scholarship” only shows the shoddy state of critical thinking when it comes to a controversial topic like Atlantis.
Martin emphasizes again and again, in his book, that we still have no direct proof of Atlantis itself.
When scientists refuse to look because they “know better,” others can swoop in to make the big discoveries. That happened when English amateur, Frank Calvert, discovered Troy at Hisarlik, Turkey (Schliemann came later).
Ironically, the same arrogance that had blinded the experts still persists today.
But Atlantis? Yes, we have evidence. Lots of it. Not yet enough to prove Plato’s lost island empire existed, but some compelling—even startling—evidence, including 3 bits of scientific fact that tell us something truly earth shattering happened right when Plato said Atlantis was destroyed.
Dramatic change in climate worldwide, 33x as fast as the UN IPCC’s feared warming of the 21st century.A massive volcanic eruption.A sudden drop in sea level worldwide of between 2 and 7.4 meters.All happening 9620 BC—a virtual bullseye for the tectonic collapse of Atlantis.
For decades, “Clovis First” was sacred dogma in North American anthropology. Experts warned scientists not to dig below the Clovis horizon. If a scientist dared betray Clovis, they could lose funding or even their careers. But this isn’t science. This is politics and egoism. And how can dogma in science be overturned if no one looks for evidence?
Proof of Atlantis?Even first-year geology students know that mountains frequently form at tectonic plate boundaries from subduction and magmatic arcs, or from convergent compression when there are impediments to subduction, as with the continental “bone” of India colliding with the Eurasia. When such mountains form in the ocean, they sometimes become islands. And the region Plato picked for Atlantis is along a tectonic plate boundary.
In the case of the northeast Atlantic, we have the Azores underwater mesa—a huge plateau rising above the ocean bottom, upon which the entire Azores archipelago sits. We have the indistinct nature of the Azores-Gibraltar tectonic plate margins which have puzzled geologist for decades. We also have proof that the Africa plate movement with respect to the Eurasia suddenly changed 36 Mya, leading to the formation of the ultra-slow spreading center—the Terceira Ridge, right next to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. All of these facts, and more, attest to some unusual geological actions that could have been involved in the formation, the growth and the ultimate destruction of Plato’s lost island.
Taking evidence from geology, oceanography, linguistics, genetics, biology, anthropology (both physical and cultural), and paleoclimate, Rod Martin has gathered a compelling set of facts that suggests very strongly that scientists and skeptics have been too hasty in dismissing Atlantis.
The highly acclaimed work of L. Sprague de Camp on Atlantis was reexamined thoroughly and found to be riddled with logical fallacies. That his 1954 work could be held as a “monument to scholarship” only shows the shoddy state of critical thinking when it comes to a controversial topic like Atlantis.
Martin emphasizes again and again, in his book, that we still have no direct proof of Atlantis itself.
782 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 9, 2020
About the author
Rod Martin Jr.
37 books8 followersRod Martin has been a bestselling author (Climate Basics), a college professor, a software engineer with a summa cum laude degree, and a Hollywood artist with screen credit.
Martin downplays the fact that his own IQ resides in the top 1%, citing imagination and humility as far more important qualities in effective intelligence.
He has written more than 20 books in his own pen names (Carl Martin for fiction) on a broad range of topics, including science, philosophy, spirituality, self-help, history, politics and the basis of ancient myths. Additionally, he has ghostwritten more than 60 books for his clients on topics including artificial intelligence, interplanetary space missions, geological periods (Jurassic, Cretaceous and others), numerous self-help books (time management, self-confidence building, Law of Attraction, solving procrastination, converting bad habits into good ones), several books on religion and spirituality (Kundalini Yoga, Buddhism, angels), and nearly a dozen books on ancient myth and legend (Roman, Greek, Norse, Egyptian, Celtic).
Having worked for Bank of America, Control Data, Ceridian Payroll Services, Global Database Marketing, and IPRO Tech, Martin has contributed to the business world with educational materials, training seminars, marketing collateral and even one business book on the fashion industry. He has also created business software as well as his own 3D astronomy package, “Stars in the NeighborHood.”
His unique ability to see patterns in nature and society has allowed him to discover many breakthrough ideas, including the fact that nature “invented” tank circuits billions of years before humans did -- a fact he realized while studying electronic engineering in the 1970s. Tank circuits allow for the broadcast and receiving of radio signals; atoms have done this since the beginning of physical matter, because they are naturally both coils and capacitors.
Martin has also discovered 3 items in science, each from a different scientific discipline, which suggest that an Atlantis-like event occurred 9620 BC -- right when Plato’s lost island empire supposedly succumbed to the sea. Upon further study in several branches of science, Martin discovered a broad array of evidence supporting Plato’s story. Details may be found in his book, Mission: Atlantis.
In the realm of spirituality and religion, Martin discovered several items of wisdom hidden in the Bible, revealing God’s purpose for Noah’s Flood, the target of the Flood, and a biblical timeline compatible with those of science. Details may be found in his book, The Bible’s Hidden Wisdom: God’s Reason for Noah’s Flood.
Also in spirituality, Martin has discovered four traits of God that allow for miracles to happen. This is the basis for how prayer works and why it seems to some that prayers frequently don’t work, when they actually do. Details may be found in his books, The Art of Forgiveness, The Science of Miracles, and Proof of God.
In the realm of climate science, Martin readily admits that he had bought into the lies of Al Gore and the UN’s IPCC. Caring about our world is always a good thing, but getting the facts wrong about our world is not recommended. When he discovered that Al Gore and he had been horribly wrong, Martin revisited the basics of climate science and wrote his #1 weather bestseller, Climate Basics: Nothing to Fear, still only 99 cents as an ebook.
Some Upcoming Titles:
* Four Elements of God
* Four Elements of Modern Science
* Pangaea Sister Sites (in collaboration with Dr. Christopher Scotese and the Paleomap Project)
* Science Basics
* Leftist Capitalism
* The Nature of Evil
* History Basics
* Extreme Weather: What Causes Wind to Blow? (book 3 of the Climate Basics series)
* Dumb Genius: How intelligence is sometimes its own worst enemy
* Modern Pharisees: Why Biblical Literalists Are on the Wrong Side of Christianity
* True Blue Democrats, R
Martin downplays the fact that his own IQ resides in the top 1%, citing imagination and humility as far more important qualities in effective intelligence.
He has written more than 20 books in his own pen names (Carl Martin for fiction) on a broad range of topics, including science, philosophy, spirituality, self-help, history, politics and the basis of ancient myths. Additionally, he has ghostwritten more than 60 books for his clients on topics including artificial intelligence, interplanetary space missions, geological periods (Jurassic, Cretaceous and others), numerous self-help books (time management, self-confidence building, Law of Attraction, solving procrastination, converting bad habits into good ones), several books on religion and spirituality (Kundalini Yoga, Buddhism, angels), and nearly a dozen books on ancient myth and legend (Roman, Greek, Norse, Egyptian, Celtic).
Having worked for Bank of America, Control Data, Ceridian Payroll Services, Global Database Marketing, and IPRO Tech, Martin has contributed to the business world with educational materials, training seminars, marketing collateral and even one business book on the fashion industry. He has also created business software as well as his own 3D astronomy package, “Stars in the NeighborHood.”
His unique ability to see patterns in nature and society has allowed him to discover many breakthrough ideas, including the fact that nature “invented” tank circuits billions of years before humans did -- a fact he realized while studying electronic engineering in the 1970s. Tank circuits allow for the broadcast and receiving of radio signals; atoms have done this since the beginning of physical matter, because they are naturally both coils and capacitors.
Martin has also discovered 3 items in science, each from a different scientific discipline, which suggest that an Atlantis-like event occurred 9620 BC -- right when Plato’s lost island empire supposedly succumbed to the sea. Upon further study in several branches of science, Martin discovered a broad array of evidence supporting Plato’s story. Details may be found in his book, Mission: Atlantis.
In the realm of spirituality and religion, Martin discovered several items of wisdom hidden in the Bible, revealing God’s purpose for Noah’s Flood, the target of the Flood, and a biblical timeline compatible with those of science. Details may be found in his book, The Bible’s Hidden Wisdom: God’s Reason for Noah’s Flood.
Also in spirituality, Martin has discovered four traits of God that allow for miracles to happen. This is the basis for how prayer works and why it seems to some that prayers frequently don’t work, when they actually do. Details may be found in his books, The Art of Forgiveness, The Science of Miracles, and Proof of God.
In the realm of climate science, Martin readily admits that he had bought into the lies of Al Gore and the UN’s IPCC. Caring about our world is always a good thing, but getting the facts wrong about our world is not recommended. When he discovered that Al Gore and he had been horribly wrong, Martin revisited the basics of climate science and wrote his #1 weather bestseller, Climate Basics: Nothing to Fear, still only 99 cents as an ebook.
Some Upcoming Titles:
* Four Elements of God
* Four Elements of Modern Science
* Pangaea Sister Sites (in collaboration with Dr. Christopher Scotese and the Paleomap Project)
* Science Basics
* Leftist Capitalism
* The Nature of Evil
* History Basics
* Extreme Weather: What Causes Wind to Blow? (book 3 of the Climate Basics series)
* Dumb Genius: How intelligence is sometimes its own worst enemy
* Modern Pharisees: Why Biblical Literalists Are on the Wrong Side of Christianity
* True Blue Democrats, R
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