that Granville Penn had captured the essence of his argument 30 years previously. The theory presented in the book is now called the omphalos hypothesis: that the world and everything in it could have been created at any time, even mere moments ago, with even our own memories being false indications of its age. This is a largely philosophical position, not a scientific one. References Reprinted 1998 by Ox Bow Press, Woodbridge CT, Reprinted (2003) in London by Routledge, with a new introduction by David Knight, , as part of a series called The evolution debate, 1813–1870, (set). Hardin, G. (1982) Naked Emperors, Essays of a Taboo-Stalker, William Kaufmann Inc., Los Altos, CA, USA External links Philip Henry Gosse, Omphalos: An Attempt to Untie the Geological Knot Creationist publications 1857 books Books about creationism