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in reply to Radio Free Trumpistan

Rightwing Evangalists have a different explanation: "the devil is tricking you to believe the scientists." See, it was all part of the plan, from the very beginning of time (which was about 6000 years ago).
in reply to Radio Free Trumpistan

Also, plate tectonics is much more active and even violent than "continental drift".
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Not really: "drifting" does not well describe the process. Go to Iceland and see for yourself...
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Drift was an early term coined for the phenomenon. It has been replaced by plate tectonics.
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@Radio Free Trumpistan

The real issues with this idea begin to surface when one takes into account how much the patterns do not seem similar when we account for the real size of Africa which is not accurately represented on most world maps or globes.

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@Unus Nemo
Yes--the infamous Mercator Projection comes to mind immediately. It's roughly similar, though, despite not being an exact match, and I think sea level changes and erosion need to be accounted for in any differences.
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@Radio Free Trumpistan

Yes, and there would have no doubt been many pieces lost in the ocean as the titanic plates shifted. Though relatively small on a global comparison could mean millions of acres of lost land that is now part of the ocean floor.

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