Post by Zadkiel on Jan 27, 2016 20:08:22 GMT
According to the Hollow Earth Hypothesis, Earth is either entirely hollow or otherwise contains a substantial interior space. Hollow Earth adherents propose a central sun, aliens, mythical subterranean cities and civilizations that some believe could link science and pseudoscience if physically discovered. There are supposedly races that exist in subterranean cities beneath our planet's surface. Very often, these dwellers of the world beneath are more technologically advanced than us. Some believe that UFOs are not from other planets, but are manufactured by strange beings in the interior of the Earth.
The hypothesis has, however, long been contradicted by overwhelming observational evidence, as well as by the modern understanding of planet formation. But although the scientific community has dismissed the notion since at least the late 18th Century, the concept of a hollow Earth still recurs in folklore and as the premise for a sub-genre of adventure fiction. It also features in some present-day pseudoscientific and conspiracy theories.
The hypothesis has, however, long been contradicted by overwhelming observational evidence, as well as by the modern understanding of planet formation. But although the scientific community has dismissed the notion since at least the late 18th Century, the concept of a hollow Earth still recurs in folklore and as the premise for a sub-genre of adventure fiction. It also features in some present-day pseudoscientific and conspiracy theories.
