[PAR] [TLE] Omphalos (book) [SEP] Omphalos: An Attempt to Untie the Geological Knot is a book by Philip Gosse, written in 1857 (two years before Darwin's "On the Origin of Species"), in which he argues that the fossil record is not evidence of evolution, but rather that it is an act of creation inevitably made so that the world would appear to be older than it is.  The reasoning parallels the reasoning that Gosse chose to explain why Adam (who would have had no mother) had a navel: Though Adam would have had no need of a navel, God gave him one anyway to give him the appearance of having a human ancestry.  Thus, the name of the book, "Omphalos", which means 'navel' in Greek. [PAR] [TLE] Omphalos hypothesis [SEP] The Omphalos hypothesis is the pseudoscientific argument that God created the universe recently (within the past ten thousand years, in keeping with flood geology), but also introduced false evidence that the universe is of great age.  It was named after the title of an 1857 book, "Omphalos" by Philip Henry Gosse, in which Gosse argued that in order for the world to be "functional", God must have created the Earth with mountains and canyons, trees with growth rings, Adam and Eve with hair, fingernails, and navels ("omphalos" is Greek for "navel"), and that therefore "no" evidence that we can see of the presumed age of the Earth and universe can be taken as reliable.  The idea saw some revival in the 20th century by some creationists, who extended the argument to light that appears to originate in far-off stars and galaxies.
[PAR] [TLE] Omphalos ( book ) [ SEP ] Omphalos : An Attempt to Untie the Geological Knot is a book by Philip Gosse , written in 1857 ( two years before Darwin 's " On the Origin of Species " ) , in which he argues that the fossil record is not evidence of evolution , but rather that it is an act of creation inevitably made so that the world would appear to be older than it is . The reasoning parallels the reasoning that Gosse chose to explain why Adam ( who would have had no mother ) had a navel : Though Adam would have had no need of a navel , God gave him one anyway to give him the appearance of having a human ancestry . Thus , the name of the book , " Omphalos " , which means ' navel ' in Greek . [PAR] [TLE] Omphalos hypothesis [ SEP ] The Omphalos hypothesis is the pseudoscientific argument that God created the universe recently ( within the past ten thousand years , in keeping with flood geology ) , but also introduced false evidence that the universe is of great age . It was named after the title of an 1857 book , " Omphalos " by Philip Henry Gosse , in which Gosse argued that in order for the world to be " functional " , God must have created the Earth with mountains and canyons , trees with growth rings , Adam and Eve with hair , fingernails , and navels ( " omphalos " is Greek for " navel " ) , and that therefore " no " evidence that we can see of the presumed age of the Earth and universe can be taken as reliable . The idea saw some revival in the 20th century by some creationists , who extended the argument to light that appears to originate in far - off stars and galaxies .
Philip Henry Gosse argued that God must have created the Earth and what other affront to evolution?
Philip Henry Gosse argued that God must have created the Earth and what other affront to evolution ?
fossil record is not evidence of evolution
fossil record is not evidence of evolution